眉頭眼額

Chinese

		brows; forehead	eye	volume; amount; quantity volume; amount; quantity; forehead; quota
trad. (眉頭眼額)		眉頭	眼	額
simp. (眉头眼额)		眉头	眼	额
Literally: “brows, eyes and forehead”.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mei⁴ tau⁴ ngaan⁵ ngaak⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): mei³ heu³ ngan² ngak⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁴ tau⁴ ngaan⁵ ngaak⁶
    • Yale: mèih tàuh ngáahn ngaahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁴ tau⁴ ngaan⁵ ngaak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁴ teo⁴ ngan⁵ ngag⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ ŋaːn¹³ ŋaːk̚²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: mei³ heu³ ngan² ngak⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐbei²² heu²² ᵑɡan⁵⁵ ᵑɡak̚³²/

Noun

眉頭眼額

1. (Cantonese) facial expressions (as an indication of the person's mood)

   識睇人眉頭眼額 [Cantonese, trad.]
   识睇人眉头眼额 [Cantonese, simp.]

   sik¹ tai² jan⁴ mei⁴ tau⁴ ngaan⁵ ngaak⁶ [Jyutping]

   to be sensitive to the feelings of others

See also

• 眉眼高低