辣眼睛

Chinese

		hot (spicy); pungent	eye; eyes; two identical tiles which are an essential part of a legal winning hand
trad. (辣眼睛)		辣	眼睛
simp. #(辣眼睛)		辣	眼睛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): là yǎnjing, là yǎnjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄚˋ ㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ, ㄌㄚˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: là yǎnjing
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄚˋ ㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: là yǎnji̊ng
    • Wade–Giles: la⁴ yen³-ching⁵
    • Yale: là yǎn-jing
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lah yean.jing
    • Palladius: ла яньцзин (la janʹczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lä⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥iŋ⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: là yǎnjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄚˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: là yǎnjing
    • Wade–Giles: la⁴ yen³-ching¹
    • Yale: là yǎn-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lah yeanjing
    • Palladius: ла яньцзин (la janʹczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lä⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

辣⫽眼睛 (verb-object)

1. (neologism, slang, figurative) to hurt the eyes; to be an eyesore

Usage notes

Sometimes used in a similar way to the English interjection of (feigned) disgust my eyes, my eyes!

Synonyms

• 不堪入目 (bùkānrùmù)