回眸一笑
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Etymology
- 806: Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
- 回眸一笑百媚生 [Classical Chinese] ― huímóuyīxiào bǎi mèi shēng [Pinyin] ― She could melt one's heart with her attractive smile […]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄡˊ ㄧ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huéimóuyisiào
- Wade–Giles: hui2-mou2-i1-hsiao4
- Yale: hwéi-móu-yī-syàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweimouishiaw
- Palladius: хуэймоуисяо (xuejmouisjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ moʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wui4 mau4 jat1 siu3
- Yale: wùih màuh yāt siu
- Cantonese Pinyin: wui4 mau4 jat7 siu3
- Guangdong Romanization: wui4 meo4 yed1 xiu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuːi̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ siːu̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: hwoj mjuw 'jit sjewH
Idiom
回眸一笑
- to smile attractively; an attractive smile
- 鞏俐亮相黃金甲香港首映 回眸一笑不慎露點 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2006: anon., ent.people.com.cn
- Gǒng Lì liàngxiàng Huángjīnjiǎ Xiānggǎng shǒuyìng, huímóuyīxiào bùshèn lùdiǎn [Pinyin]
- Smiling attractively at the Hong Kong premiere of Curse of the Golden Flower, Gong Li reveals more cleavage than she bargained for
巩俐亮相黄金甲香港首映 回眸一笑不慎露点 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- 嫣然一笑
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