Cantonese words starting with N

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ngaan5 ciu1 ciu1staring
眼虫
ngaan5 cung4Euglena (genus of single-celled plant)
眼虫藻
ngaan5 cung4 zou2euglena (biology)
穿眼穿肠断
ngaan5 cyun1 coeng4 dyun6waiting anxiously (idiom)
ngaan5 daai6 daai6Big eyes
眼大睇过笼
ngaan5 daai6 tai2 gwo3 lung4(proverb) unseen; overlook; miss
眼大睇过龙
ngaan5 daai6 tai2 gwo3 lung4careless
ngaan5 dai2fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc); right in...
ngaan5 dai2 haa6in front of one's eyes; right now
ngaan5 dat6 dat6eyes bulging with anger
眼点
ngaan5 dim2eyespot (in lower creatures)
眼电图
ngaan5 din6 tou4electrooculograph (EOG)
ngaan5 ding6 ding6(adverb) to describe how someone is looking ; gazing fixatedly at something;...
ngaan5 doi2puffiness under the eyes
ngaan5 duk6venomous glance; sharp-eyed
眼动
ngaan5 dung6eye movement
眼动技术
ngaan5 dung6 gei6 seot6eye movement technology; eye-tracking technology
ngaan5 faa1dimmed eyesight; vague and unclear vision
ngaan5 faa1 faa1blurring of vision; to be dazzled
眼花缭乱
ngaan5 faa1 liu4 lyun6to be dazzled
ngaan5 fan3sleepy (Cantonese)
ngaan5 fo1(department of) ophthalmology
眼科学
ngaan5 fo1 hok6ophthalmology
眼科医生
ngaan5 fo1 ji1 sang1ophthalmologist; eye doctor
ngaan5 fo2 baau3(slang) angry; outraged; furious; mad; eyes blazing with anger
眼火标
ngaan5 fo2 biu1angry
ngaan5 fong4camera oculi
ngaan5 fong4 seoi2aqueous humor
ngaan5 fuk1a treat for the eyes
眼风
ngaan5 fung1eye signal
眼阔肚窄
ngaan5 fut3 tou5 zaak3(adjective) to want more than what one can eat
ngaan5 gaai3vision
ngaan5 gaak3see 眼界[yan3 jie4]
ngaan5 gam1 gam1(adverb) (gazing ; staring) greedily
眼紧
ngaan5 gan2to be in anger; green with envy; stingy
眼镜
ngaan5 geng2spectacles; CL:副[fu4]
眼镜猴
ngaan5 geng2 hau4tarsier monkey
眼镜片
ngaan5 geng2 pin2lens (in eyeglasses etc)
眼镜铺
ngaan5 geng2 pou2Optical Shop
眼镜蛇
ngaan5 geng2 se4cobra
眼见
ngaan5 gin3to see with one's own eyes
眼见得
ngaan5 gin3 dak1(dialect) obviously
眼见为实
ngaan5 gin3 wai4 sat6seeing is believing
眼见为实,耳听为虚
ngaan5 gin3 wai4 sat6 ,ji5 ting1 wai4 heoi1to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what peop...
眼盖
ngaan5 goi3Eyelid
ngaan5 gok3outer or inner corner of the eye; canthus
ngaan5 gok3 gou1arrogant; one who is hard to please
ngaan5 gok3 mok2cornea
眼干症
ngaan5 gon1 zing3(medicine) xerophthalmia; dry eye syndrome
ngaan5 gou1 sau2 dai1to have high standards but little ability

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