白眼

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Chinese[edit]

 
white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
eye
simp. and trad.
(白眼)
anagram 眼白

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

白眼

  1. white of the eye; sclera
  2. (figurative) disdainful look
  3. (Tianjin Mandarin) one's daughter's child (as opposed to one's son's child ― 紅眼)

Verb[edit]

白眼

  1. to give a supercilious look; to look at someone with contempt

Antonyms[edit]

  • (antonym(s) of all senses): 青眼 (qīngyǎn)

Derived terms[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
しろ
Grade: 1

Grade: 5
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 白眼 – see the following entry.
しろめ
[noun] white of the eye
[noun] a cold look, a cold expression
Alternative spelling
白目
(This term, 白眼, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)