吹鬚睩眼

Chinese

		to blow; blast; puff to blow; blast; puff; boast; brag; end in failure	beard; moustache		eye
trad. (吹鬚睩眼)		吹	鬚	睩	眼
simp. (吹须睩眼)		吹	须	睩	眼
Literally: “to blow one's moustache and roll one's eyes”.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ sou¹ luk¹ ngaan⁵

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi¹ sou¹ luk¹ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: chēui sōu lūk ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ sou¹ luk⁷ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ sou¹ lug¹ ngan⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ sou̯⁵⁵ lʊk̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

Idiom

吹鬚睩眼

(Cantonese) to get angry; to be enraged

Synonyms

吹鬍子瞪眼／吹胡子瞪眼 (chuī húzi dèngyǎn)

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