白眼

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	eye
simp. and trad. (白眼)		白	眼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báiyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ ngaan⁵
Min Nan (POJ): pe̍k-gán

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: báiyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairyean
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: báiyǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairyeal
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: baahk ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ ngan⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /päːk̚² ŋäːn¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍k-gán
  - Tâi-lô: pi̍k-gán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: peggarn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /piɪk̚⁴⁻³² gan⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪk̚²⁴⁻²² gan⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ gan⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /piɪk̚⁴⁻³² gan⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪk̚⁴⁻³² gan⁴¹/

Noun

白眼

white of the eye; sclera
(figuratively) disdainful look
(Tianjin) one's daughter's child (as opposed to one's son's child ― 紅眼)

Verb

白眼

to give a supercilious look; to look at someone with contempt

Antonyms

(all senses): 青眼

Derived terms

白眼兒狼／白眼儿狼
白眼望青天
白眼狼 (báiyǎnláng)
白眼珠 (báiyǎnzhū)

白眼頻加／白眼频加
翻白眼 (fānbáiyǎn)
青白眼

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