臊眉搭眼

Chinese

		bashfulness; smell of urine	eyebrow; upper margin	build (scaffolding); take (boat, train); hang build (scaffolding); take (boat, train); hang; join; match; take passage	eye
trad. (臊眉搭眼)		臊	眉	搭	眼
simp. #(臊眉搭眼)		臊	眉	搭	眼
alternative forms		臊眉耷眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sàomeidāyǎn, sàomedāyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄠˋ ˙ㄇㄟ ㄉㄚ ㄧㄢˇ, ㄙㄠˋ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄉㄚ ㄧㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Beijing dialect)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sàomeidāyǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˋ ˙ㄇㄟ ㄉㄚ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sàome̊idayǎn
    • Wade–Giles: sao⁴-mei⁵-ta¹-yen³
    • Yale: sàu-mei-dā-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saw.meidayean
    • Palladius: саомэйдаянь (saomɛjdajanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɑʊ̯⁵¹ meɪ̯¹ tä⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Beijing dialect)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sàomedāyǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˋ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄉㄚ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sàome̊dayǎn
    • Wade–Giles: sao⁴-mê⁵-ta¹-yen³
    • Yale: sàu-me-dā-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saw.medayean
    • Palladius: саомэдаянь (saomɛdajanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɑʊ̯⁵¹ mə¹ tä⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adjective

臊眉搭眼

1. (Beijing Mandarin) embarrassed; shy