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眼神

眼神

Chinese

		eye	God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being
simp. and trad. (眼神)		眼	神

Noun

眼神

a look in someone's eyes
注意他的眼神。 ― Zhùyì tā de yǎnshén. ― Note the look in his eyes.
(colloquial) eyesight

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yǎnshén

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁵ san⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngién-sṳ̀n / ngián-sṳ̀n
Min Nan (POJ): gán-sîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎnshén
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanshenr
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed) (眼神兒／眼神儿)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎnshénr
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanshelr
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂəɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaan⁵ san⁴
  - Yale: ngáahn sàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ san⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑːn¹³ sɐn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngién-sṳ̀n
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien` siinˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian³ sin²
  - IPA: /ɲi̯en³¹ sɨn¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngián-sṳ̀n
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngian` siinˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian³ sin²
  - IPA: /ɲi̯an³¹ sɨn¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gán-sîn
  - Tâi-lô: gán-sîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gafnsiin
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕin²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕin²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕin¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕin²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕin²³/