māo yǎn

Traditional: 貓眼

猫眼 (māo yǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “peephole (in a door); (mineralogy) chrysoberyl”.

Meanings

  1. 1peephole (in a door)
  2. 2(mineralogy) chrysoberyl

Characters in 猫眼

猫māo · cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1])眼yǎn · eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])

Related words

眼睛eye眼eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])猫cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1])猫used in 貓腰|猫腰[mao2 yao1]眼神expression or emotion showing in one's eyes眼前before one's eyes眼镜spectacles亲眼with one's own eyes眼泪tear; teardrop眼中in (sb's) eyes眼光gaze眼睁睁to stare blankly

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