丹鳳眼

Chinese

		phoenix with crimson-coloured feathers on the head and wings	eye
trad. (丹鳳眼)		丹鳳	眼
simp. (丹凤眼)		丹凤	眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dānfèngyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄢ ㄈㄥˋ ㄧㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dānfèngyǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄢ ㄈㄥˋ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: danfòngyǎn
    • Wade–Giles: tan¹-fêng⁴-yen³
    • Yale: dān-fèng-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: danfenqyean
    • Palladius: даньфэнъянь (danʹfɛnʺjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵⁵ fɤŋ⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

丹鳳眼

1. eye shape in which the outer corners of the eyes are turned up; upslanting palpebral fissures

   • 玄德看其人，身長九尺，髯長二尺；面如重棗，脣若塗脂；丹鳳眼，臥蠶眉；相貌堂堂，威風凜凜。 [MSC, trad.]
     玄德看其人，身长九尺，髯长二尺；面如重枣，唇若涂脂；丹凤眼，卧蚕眉；相貌堂堂，威风凛凛。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 1

     Xuándé kàn qí rén, shēncháng jiǔ chǐ, ráncháng èr chǐ; miànrúzhòngzǎo, chúnruòtúzhī; dānfèngyǎn, wòcánméi; xiàngmàotángtáng, wēifēnglǐnlǐn. [Pinyin]

     Xuande took a look at the man, who stood at a height of nine chi, and had a two chi long beard; his face was the color of a dark jujube, with lips that were red and plump; his eyes were like those of a crimson phoenix, and his eyebrows resembled reclining silkworms. He had a dignified air, and looked quite majestic.