剃眼眉
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]shave | eyebrow | ||
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simp. and trad. (剃眼眉) |
剃 | 眼眉 | |
Literally: “to shave someone's eyebrows”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tai3 ngaan5 mei4
- Yale: tai ngáahn mèih
- Cantonese Pinyin: tai3 ngaan5 mei4
- Guangdong Romanization: tei3 ngan5 méi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɐi̯³³ ŋaːn¹³ mei̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
[edit]剃⫽眼眉 (verb-object)
- (Cantonese) to harm someone's reputation; to make someone lose face; to shame someone