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Definition 2024

眼色

眼色

Chinese

		eye	color; dice; look color; dice; look; appearance
simp. and trad. (眼色)		眼	色

Noun

眼色

(Advanced Mandarin) hint given with the eyes; a meaningful glance

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǎnsè

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁵ sik¹
Min Nan (POJ): gán-siak / gán-sek

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎnsè
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanseh
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaan⁵ sik¹
  - Yale: ngáahn sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ sik⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑːn¹³ sɪk̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gán-siak
  - Tâi-lô: gán-siak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gafnsiag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiak̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gán-sek
  - Tâi-lô: gán-sik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gafnseg
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪk̚³²/