眼巴巴

Chinese

		eye	very; extremely
simp. and trad. (眼巴巴)		眼	巴巴

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎnbābā

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄚㄅㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁵ baa¹ baa¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎnbābā
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄚㄅㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanbaba
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaan⁵ baa¹ baa¹
  - Yale: ngáahn bā bā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ baa¹ baa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngan⁵ ba¹ ba¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋäːn¹³ päː⁵⁵ päː⁵⁵/

Adjective

眼巴巴

(expecting) eager(ly); anxious(ly)
helpless(ly watching something unpleasant happen)

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