四眼田雞

Chinese

		four	eye	field chicken; frog; the Chinese edible frog
trad. (四眼田雞)		四	眼	田雞
simp. (四眼田鸡)		四	眼	田鸡

田雞眼

Etymology

Called “four-eyed frog” owing to the belief that wearing glasses causes one's eyes to become protruding (exophthalmic, like a frog's) and dull in appearance.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sìyǎn tiánjī

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ ngaan⁵ tin⁴ gai¹
Wu (Wiktionary): sr nge di ji (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sìyǎn tiánjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhyean tyanji
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: sìyǎnrtiánjī
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄧㄢˇㄦㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhyealtyanji
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei³ ngaan⁵ tin⁴ gai¹
  - Yale: sei ngáahn tìhn gāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ ngaan⁵ tin⁴ gai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: séi³ ngan⁵ tin⁴ gei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ ŋäːn¹³ tʰiːn²¹ kɐi̯⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: sr nge di ji (T2)
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩³³ ŋe̞⁵⁵ d̻i³³ t͡ɕi²¹/

Noun

四眼田雞

(figuratively, colloquial, humorous or derogatory) bespectacled person; someone who wears glasses, especially a young person; four-eyes

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 四眼仔, 四眼龜／四眼龟; (male) 四眼佬; (female) 四眼婆

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