眼珠子 yǎn zhū zi ㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨ ˙ㄗ ngaan5 zyu1 zi2
- eyeball
- fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
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眼
- 一眼 yī yǎn ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ jat1 ngaan5 a glance
- 字眼 zì yǎn ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ zi6 ngaan5 wording
- 抢眼 搶眼 qiǎng yǎn ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄢˇ coeng2 ngaan5 eye-catching
- 眨眼 zhǎ yǎn ㄓㄚˇ ㄧㄢˇ zaam2 ngaan5 to blink
- 眼下 yǎn xià ㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ngaan5 haa6 now; at present
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- 眼光 yǎn guāng ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄤ ngaan5 gwong1 gaze
- 眼前 yǎn qián ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ngaan5 cin4 before one's eyes
- 眼泪 眼淚 yǎn lèi ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄟˋ ngaan5 leoi6 tear; teardrop
- 眼界 yǎn jiè ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ngaan5 gaai3 (lit. and fig.) field of vision; scope; horizon
- 眼看 yǎn kàn ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄢˋ ngaan5 hon3 soon
- 眼睛 yǎn jing ㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ ngaan5 zing1 eye
- 眼神 yǎn shén ㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣˊ ngaan5 san4 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
- 眼红 眼紅 yǎn hóng ㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ngaan5 hung4 to covet
- 眼色 yǎn sè ㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄜˋ ngaan5 sik1 signal made with one's eyes
- 眼镜 眼鏡 yǎn jìng ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ngaan5 geng2 spectacles
- 红眼 紅眼 hóng yǎn ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˇ hung4 ngaan5 to become infuriated
- 耀眼 yào yǎn ㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄢˇ jiu6 ngaan5 to dazzle
- 着眼 著眼 zhuó yǎn ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄢˇ zoek6 ngaan5 to have one's eyes on (a goal)
- 亲眼 親眼 qīn yǎn ㄑㄧㄣ ㄧㄢˇ can1 ngaan5 with one's own eyes
- 转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇ zyun2 ngaan5 in a flash
珠
- 珍珠 zhēn zhū ㄓㄣ ㄓㄨ zan1 zyu1 pearl
- 珠宝 珠寶 zhū bǎo ㄓㄨ ㄅㄠˇ zyu1 bou2 pearls
- 圆珠笔 圓珠筆 yuán zhū bǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨ ㄅㄧˇ jyun4 zyu1 bat1 ballpoint pen
- 佛珠 fó zhū ㄈㄛˊ ㄓㄨ fat6 zyu1 Buddhist prayer beads
- 圆珠 圓珠 yuán zhū ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄨ jyun4 zyu1 bead
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- 天珠 tiān zhū ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨ tin1 zyu1 dzi bead, a type of stone bead highly prized in Tibet for many centuries, reputed to hold supernatural power
- 弹珠 彈珠 dàn zhū ㄉㄢˋ ㄓㄨ daan6 zyu1 a marble (used in games)
- 念珠 niàn zhū ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨ nim6 zyu1 prayer beads
- 采珠 採珠 cǎi zhū ㄘㄞˇ ㄓㄨ coi2 zyu1 to dive for pearls
- 数珠 數珠 shù zhū ㄕㄨˋ ㄓㄨ sou2 zyu1 rosary
- 明珠 míng zhū ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨ ming4 zyu1 pearl
- 朝珠 cháo zhū ㄔㄠˊ ㄓㄨ ciu4 zyu1 court beads (derived from Buddhist prayer beads)
- 水珠 shuǐ zhū ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨ seoi2 zyu1 droplet
- 汗珠 hàn zhū ㄏㄢˋ ㄓㄨ hon6 zyu1 beads of sweat
- 海珠 Hǎi zhū ㄏㄞˇ ㄓㄨ hoi2 zyu1 see 海珠区
- 泪珠 淚珠 lèi zhū ㄌㄟˋ ㄓㄨ leoi6 zyu1 teardrop; tear
- 滚珠 滾珠 gǔn zhū ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄓㄨ gwan2 zyu1 bearing ball
- 灯珠 燈珠 dēng zhū ㄉㄥ ㄓㄨ dang1 zyu1 LED lamp bead; small light bulb
- 珠子 zhū zi ㄓㄨ ˙ㄗ zyu1 zi2 pearl
- 珠山 Zhū shān ㄓㄨ ㄕㄢ zyu1 saan1 Mount Everest (abbr. for 珠穆朗玛峰)
子
- 位子 wèi zi ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄗ wai2 zi2 place
- 例子 lì zi ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄗ lai6 zi2 case
- 个子 個子 gè zi ㄍㄜˋ ˙ㄗ go3 zi2 stature; height; size (of a person or object)
- 儿子 兒子 ér zi ㄦˊ ˙ㄗ ji4 zi2 son
- 兔子 tù zi ㄊㄨˋ ˙ㄗ tou3 zi2 hare
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- 凳子 dèng zi ㄉㄥˋ ˙ㄗ dang3 zi2 stool
- 分子 fēn zǐ ㄈㄣ ㄗˇ fan1 zi2 (chemistry) molecule
- 刷子 shuā zi ㄕㄨㄚ ˙ㄗ caat3 zi2 brush
- 剪子 jiǎn zi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ zin2 zi2 clippers
- 包子 bāo zi ㄅㄠ ˙ㄗ baau1 zi2 baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
- 卡子 qiǎ zi ㄑㄧㄚˇ ˙ㄗ kaa1 zi2 clip
- 卷子 juǎn zi ㄐㄩㄢˇ ˙ㄗ gyun2 zi2 steamed roll
- 原子 yuán zǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄗˇ jyun4 zi2 atom
- 叉子 chā zi ㄔㄚ ˙ㄗ caa1 zi2 fork
- 口子 kǒu zi ㄎㄡˇ ˙ㄗ hau2 zi2 hole
- 句子 jù zi ㄐㄩˋ ˙ㄗ geoi3 zi2 sentence
- 君子 jūn zǐ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ gwan1 zi2 nobleman
- 单子 單子 dān zi ㄉㄢ ˙ㄗ daan1 zi2 list of items
- 嗓子 sǎng zi ㄙㄤˇ ˙ㄗ song1 zi2 throat
- 圈子 quān zi ㄑㄩㄢ ˙ㄗ hyun1 zi2 circle
Idioms with these characters
- 白眉赤眼 bái méi chì yǎn ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄔˋ ㄧㄢˇ baak6 mei4 cek3 ngaan5 for no reason (idiom)
- 鼻青眼肿 鼻青眼腫 bí qīng yǎn zhǒng ㄅㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ bei6 ceng1 ngaan5 zung2 a black eye (idiom); serious injury to the face
- 擦亮眼睛 cā liàng yǎn jīng ㄘㄚ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ caat3 loeng6 ngaan5 zing1 to keep one's eyes open (idiom)
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- 大开眼界 大開眼界 dà kāi yǎn jiè ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ daai6 hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3 (idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly
- 打马虎眼 打馬虎眼 dǎ mǎ hu yǎn ㄉㄚˇ ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄏㄨ ㄧㄢˇ daa2 maa1 fu1 ngaan5 to play dumb
- 独具只眼 獨具隻眼 dú jù zhī yǎn ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄓ ㄧㄢˇ duk6 geoi6 zek3 ngaan5 to see what others fail to see (idiom)
- 过眼烟云 過眼煙雲 guò yǎn yān yún ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄢ ㄩㄣˊ gwo3 ngaan5 jin1 wan4 ephemeral (idiom)
- 过眼云烟 過眼雲煙 guò yǎn yún yān ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄣˊ ㄧㄢ gwo3 ngaan5 wan4 jin1 ephemeral (idiom)
- 合眼摸象 hé yǎn mō xiàng ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hap6 ngaan5 mo2 zoeng6 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
- 见钱眼开 見錢眼開 jiàn qián yǎn kāi ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄞ gin3 cin2 ngaan5 hoi1 to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
- 不吝珠玉 bù lìn zhū yù ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄨ ㄩˋ bat1 leon6 zyu1 juk6 (idiom) (courteous) please give me your frank opinion; your criticism will be most valuable
- 沧海遗珠 滄海遺珠 cāng hǎi yí zhū ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ ㄧˊ ㄓㄨ cong1 hoi2 wai4 zyu1 undiscovered talent (idiom)
- 老蚌生珠 lǎo bàng shēng zhū ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄤˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄨ lou5 pong5 saang1 zyu1 lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom)
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- 买椟还珠 買櫝還珠 mǎi dú huán zhū ㄇㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄨ maai5 duk6 waan4 zyu1 to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
- 妙语连珠 妙語連珠 miào yǔ lián zhū ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄩˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨ miu6 jyu5 lin4 zyu1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
- 妙语如珠 妙語如珠 miào yǔ rú zhū ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄩˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓㄨ miu6 jyu5 jyu4 zyu1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
- 明珠暗投 míng zhū àn tóu ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨ ㄢˋ ㄊㄡˊ ming4 zyu1 am3 tau4 to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
- 剖腹藏珠 pōu fù cáng zhū ㄆㄡ ㄈㄨˋ ㄘㄤˊ ㄓㄨ fau2 fuk1 cong4 zyu1 lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom)
- 数珠念佛 數珠念佛 shǔ zhū niàn fó ㄕㄨˇ ㄓㄨ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄛˊ sou2 zyu1 nim6 fat6 to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
- 探骊得珠 探驪得珠 tàn lí dé zhū ㄊㄢˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄓㄨ taam3 lei4 dak1 zyu1 to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)
- 爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˇ oi3 man4 jyu4 zi2 (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
- 摆花架子 擺花架子 bǎi huā jià zi ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄗ baai2 faa1 gaa2 zi2 lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
- 才子佳人 cái zǐ jiā rén ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ coi4 zi2 gaai1 jan4 lit. gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom)
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- 多子多福 duō zǐ duō fú ㄉㄨㄛ ㄗˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄈㄨˊ do1 zi2 do1 fuk1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
- 父慈子孝 fù cí zǐ xiào ㄈㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄗˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu6 ci4 zi2 haau3 benevolent father, filial son (idiom)
- 膏粱子弟 gāo liáng zǐ dì ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄗˇ ㄉㄧˋ gou1 loeng4 zi2 dai6 (idiom) pampered scion of a wealthy family
- 狗拿耗子 gǒu ná hào zi ㄍㄡˇ ㄋㄚˊ ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ gau2 naa4 hou3 zi2 lit. a dog who catches mice
- 画荻教子 畫荻教子 huà dí jiào zǐ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ waak6 dik6 gaau3 zi2 to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
- 佳人才子 jiā rén cái zǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ gaai1 jan4 coi4 zi2 lit. beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
- 君子之交 jūn zǐ zhī jiāo ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ gwan1 zi2 zi1 gaau1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子)
Example sentences
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当 當 他 公开 公開 宣布 要 与 與 巴 布 罗 羅 结婚 結婚 时 時 ， 他 几乎 幾乎 让 讓 祖母 心脏病发作 心臟病發作 ， 让 讓 姑姑 的 眼珠子 都 快 瞪 出来 出來 了 ； 然而 ， 他 的 妹妹 却 卻 满脸 滿臉 骄傲 驕傲 地 笑 了 。
When he openly declared he would marry Pablo, he almost gave his grandmother a heart attack and made his aunt's eyes burst out of their sockets; however, his little sister beamed with pride.
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