Chinese

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eye eye
trad. (眼睛)
simp. #(眼睛)

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Noun

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眼睛

  1. eye; eyes (Classifier: m;  m;  m)
    眼睛顏色眼睛颜色  ―  yǎnjing yánsè  ―  eye color
    張開眼睛张开眼睛  ―  zhāngkāi yǎnjīng  ―  to open one's eyes
    閉上眼睛闭上眼睛  ―  bìshang yǎnjīng  ―  to close one's eyes
    眼睛漂亮 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Nǐ de yǎnjing hěn piàoliang. [Pinyin]
    You have beautiful eyes.
    光線眼睛受不了 [MSC, trad.]
    光线眼睛受不了 [MSC, simp.]
    Guāngxiàn tài qiáng, wǒ de yǎnjing yǒu diǎn shòubuliǎo. [Pinyin]
    The light was too strong for my eyes.
    怎麼這兒看書燈光這麼眼睛不好 [MSC, trad.]
    怎么这儿看书灯光这么眼睛不好 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ zěnme zài zhèr kànshū a, dēngguāng zhème àn de, duì yǎnjing duō bùhǎo a. [Pinyin]
    Why are you reading here? The light is so dim — it's not good for your eyes.
  2. (mahjong) two identical tiles which are an essential part of a legal winning hand

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  • (eye):

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See also

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  NODES
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