睜眼

Chinese

		to open (eye)	eye
trad. (睜眼)		睜	眼
simp. (睁眼)		睁	眼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēngyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ ngaan⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhengyǎn
  - Wade–Giles: chêng¹-yen³
  - Yale: jēng-yǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengyean
  - Palladius: чжэнъянь (čžɛnʺjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zang¹ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: jāng ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeng¹ ngan⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

Verb

睜眼

to open the (or one's) eyes

Synonyms

(archaic) 開眼／开眼 (kāiyǎn)
(Hokkien) 展目

Derived terms

睜眼瞎／睁眼瞎 (zhēngyǎnxiā)
睜眼瞎子／睁眼瞎子 (zhēngyǎn xiāzi)

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