貓兒眼

Chinese

		cat	eye
trad. (貓兒眼)		貓兒	眼
simp. (猫儿眼)		猫儿	眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): māoryǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄠㄦ ㄧㄢˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bâ-jî-gán / bâ-lî-gán

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: māoryǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄠㄦ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: maoryǎn
    • Wade–Giles: mao¹-ʼrh-yen³
    • Yale: māur-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhaulyean
    • Palladius: маорянь (maorjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bâ-jî-gán
    • Tâi-lô: bâ-jî-gán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: baji'garn
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ba²³⁻³³ zi²³⁻³³ ɡan⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bâ-lî-gán
    • Tâi-lô: bâ-lî-gán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bali'garn
    • IPA (Taipei): /ba²⁴⁻¹¹ li²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡan⁵³/

Noun

貓兒眼

1. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 貓眼／猫眼 (māoyǎn, “cat's eye”).
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) eye of a cat

Verb

貓兒眼

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) to be refreshed

   倒咧貓兒眼／倒咧猫儿眼 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  tó teh bâ-jî-gán [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to lie down and get refreshed (by opium)