猫眼

Traditional: 貓眼

māo yǎn

Dictionary entry

peephole (in a door)

What does 猫眼 mean?

猫眼 (māo yǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1peephole (in a door)

2(mineralogy) chrysoberyl

Character breakdown

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猫māocat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) · (dialect) to hide oneself 眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance

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How to pronounce 猫眼

猫眼

māo yǎn

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