回眸一笑

Chinese

		to look back; to glance back	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	laugh; smile
simp. and trad. (回眸一笑)		回眸	一	笑

Etymology

806: Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
回眸一笑百媚生 [Classical Chinese] ― huímóuyīxiào bǎi mèi shēng [Pinyin] ― She could melt one's heart with her coquettish smile […]

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huímóuyīxiào

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄡˊ ㄧㄒㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ mau⁴ jat¹ siu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: huímóuyīxiào [Phonetic: huímóuyíxiào]
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄡˊ ㄧㄒㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweimouishiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ moʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wui⁴ mau⁴ jat¹ siu³
  - Yale: wùih màuh yāt siu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ mau⁴ jat⁷ siu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ meo⁴ yed¹ xiu³
  - IPA ^(key): /wuːy̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ siːu̯³³/

Idiom

回眸一笑

to smile coquettishly; a coquettish smile
- 鞏俐亮相黃金甲香港首映　回眸一笑不慎露點 [MSC, trad.]
  巩俐亮相黄金甲香港首映　回眸一笑不慎露点 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2006: anon., ent.people.com.cn
  Gǒng Lì liàngxiàng Huángjīnjiǎ Xiānggǎng shǒuyìng; huímóuyīxiào bùshèn lùdiǎn [Pinyin]
  Smiling coquettishly at the Hong Kong premiere of Curse of the Golden Flower, Gong Li reveals more cleavage than she bargained for

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