起眼

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Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	eye
trad. (起眼)		起	眼
simp. ^#(起眼)		起	眼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² ngaan⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qǐyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐyǎn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi³-yen³
  - Yale: chǐ-yǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiiyean
  - Palladius: циянь (cijanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qǐyǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐyǎnr
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi³-yen³-ʼrh
  - Yale: chǐ-yǎnr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiiyeal
  - Palladius: цияньр (cijanʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² ngaan⁵
  - Yale: héi ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² ngan⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

Adjective

起眼

attractive; outstanding; remarkable; impressive; eye-catching; striking
- 孩子眼 by Jinny Ng:
當我這情人已不起眼 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
当我这情人已不起眼 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
dong¹ ngo⁵ ze² cing⁴ jan⁴ ji⁵ bat¹ hei² ngaan⁵
When I, your girlfriend, is already not eye-catching

Synonyms

顯目／显目 (xiǎnmù)
顯眼／显眼 (xiǎnyǎn)

Derived terms

不起眼 (bùqǐyǎn)

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