吹鬚睩眼

Chinese

		to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure	beard; moustache		eye
trad. (吹鬚睩眼)		吹	鬚	睩	眼
simp. (吹须睩眼)		吹	须	睩	眼
Literally: “to blow one's moustache and roll one's eyes”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ sou¹ luk¹ ngaan⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi¹ sou¹ luk¹ ngaan⁵
    • Yale: chēui sōu lūk ngáahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ sou¹ luk⁷ ngaan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ sou¹ lug¹ ngan⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ sou̯⁵⁵ lʊk̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

Idiom

吹鬚睩眼

1. (Cantonese) to get angry; to be enraged; to foam at the mouth and glare with rage

Synonyms

• 吹鬚子瞪眼／吹须子瞪眼
• (Hokkien) 拌鬚展目／拌须展目, 歕鬚／𬅫须