"貓眼" meaning in Chinese

See 貓眼 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /maʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /maːu̯⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /maʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /maːu̯⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/ Chinese transliterations: māoyǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄠ ㄧㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], maau¹ ngaan⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], māoyǎn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄇㄠ ㄧㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], maoyǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], mao¹-yen³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], māu-yǎn [Mandarin, Yale, standard], mhauyean [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], маоянь [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], maojanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], māoryǎn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ㄇㄠㄦ ㄧㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], maoryǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], mao¹-ʼrh-yen³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], māur-yǎn [Mandarin, Yale], mhaulyean [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], маорянь [Mandarin, Palladius], maorjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], māau ngáahn [Cantonese, Yale], maau¹ ngaan⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mao¹ ngan⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 猫眼
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 貓眼
  1. (mineralogy) cat's eye Synonyms (cat's eye): 貓睛, 猫睛
    Sense id: en-貓眼-zh-noun-Nas1xtni Categories (other): Minerals, Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 46 36 18 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of "cat's eye": 99 1 0
  2. (colloquial) spyhole; peephole Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-貓眼-zh-noun-fQWpAbvd Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 53 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 56 22
  3. (rail transport) (dog) spike Synonyms (spike): 道釘 (dàodīng), 道钉 (dàodīng), 貓眼道釘 (māoyǎndàodīng), 猫眼道钉 (māoyǎndàodīng)
    Sense id: en-貓眼-zh-noun-2HWNbK5d Categories (other): Rail transportation Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport Disambiguation of 'spike': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 貓睛, 猫睛 Derived forms: 貓眼石, 猫眼石, 貓眼道釘 (māoyǎndàodīng), 猫眼道钉 (māoyǎndàodīng)

Alternative forms

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    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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        "(colloquial) spyhole; peephole"
      ],
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        "colloquial"
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        "(rail transport) (dog) spike"
      ],
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        },
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          "_dis1": "0 0 100",
          "roman": "dàodīng",
          "sense": "spike",
          "word": "道钉"
        },
        {
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          "roman": "māoyǎndàodīng",
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          "word": "貓眼道釘"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100",
          "roman": "māoyǎndàodīng",
          "sense": "spike",
          "word": "猫眼道钉"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "rail-transport",
        "railways",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "māoyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄠ ㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maau¹ ngaan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "māoyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄠ ㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maoyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mao¹-yen³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "māu-yǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mhauyean"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "маоянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maojanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "māoryǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄠㄦ ㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maoryǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mao¹-ʼrh-yen³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "māur-yǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mhaulyean"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "маорянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maorjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "māau ngáahn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maau¹ ngaan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mao¹ ngan⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maːu̯⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maːu̯⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "貓睛"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "猫睛"
    }
  ],
  "word": "貓眼"
}
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    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese nouns",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 眼",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 貓",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "貓眼石"
    },
    {
      "word": "猫眼石"
    },
    {
      "roman": "māoyǎndàodīng",
      "word": "貓眼道釘"
    },
    {
      "roman": "māoyǎndàodīng",
      "word": "猫眼道钉"
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "zh:Minerals"
      ],
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        "cat's eye"
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        "physical-sciences"
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        "spyhole; peephole"
      ],
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          "spyhole",
          "spyhole"
        ],
        [
          "peephole",
          "peephole"
        ]
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      ],
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        "colloquial"
      ]
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        "zh:Rail transportation"
      ],
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        "(dog) spike"
      ],
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          "rail transport",
          "rail transport"
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          "spike",
          "spike"
        ]
      ],
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        "(rail transport) (dog) spike"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "māoyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄠ ㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maau¹ ngaan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "māoyǎn"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄠ ㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maoyǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mao¹-yen³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "māu-yǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mhauyean"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "маоянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maojanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "māoryǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄠㄦ ㄧㄢˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maoryǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mao¹-ʼrh-yen³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "māur-yǎn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mhaulyean"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "маорянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maorjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "māau ngáahn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "maau¹ ngaan⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mao¹ ngan⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maːu̯⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maːu̯⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "cat's eye",
      "word": "貓睛"
    },
    {
      "sense": "cat's eye",
      "word": "猫睛"
    },
    {
      "word": "貓睛"
    },
    {
      "word": "猫睛"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dàodīng",
      "sense": "spike",
      "word": "道釘"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dàodīng",
      "sense": "spike",
      "word": "道钉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "māoyǎndàodīng",
      "sense": "spike",
      "word": "貓眼道釘"
    },
    {
      "roman": "māoyǎndàodīng",
      "sense": "spike",
      "word": "猫眼道钉"
    }
  ],
  "word": "貓眼"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 貓眼 meaning in Chinese (3.7kB)

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