三角眼

Chinese

		triangle; trigonometry	eye
trad. (三角眼)		三角	眼
simp. #(三角眼)		三角	眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānjiǎoyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānjiǎoyǎn [Phonetic: sānjiáoyǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanjiǎoyǎn
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-chiao³-yen³
    • Yale: sān-jyǎu-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanjeauyean
    • Palladius: саньцзяоянь (sanʹczjaojanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

三角眼

1. popular name for the eyes of a person whose eyelids cause the visible part of the eye to look roughly triangular (either upwards (正) or downwards (倒)); alleged to make it difficult to see; considered ferocious and malicious in appearance (Zhang Fei had this appearance)

   • 三角眼，口耳眼鼻五官都小，頭部卻很大，穿國中制服，球鞋，沒有穿襪子。 [MSC, trad.]
     三角眼，口耳眼鼻五官都小，头部却很大，穿国中制服，球鞋，没有穿袜子。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Shi-Kuo Chang, 棋王 (Chess King) Chapter 4

     Sānjiǎoyǎn, kǒu ěr yǎn bí wǔguān dōu xiǎo, tóubù què hěn dà, chuān guózhōng zhìfú, qiúxié, méiyǒu chuān wàzi. [Pinyin]

     [He had] uncanny eyes, with mouth, ears, eyes, nose these facial features all rather small, but with a rather large head. [He] wore a middle school uniform and athletic shoes, and didn't wear socks.

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 三角目