回眸一笑

Chinese

		to look back; to glance back	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	laugh; smile
trad. (回眸一笑)		回眸	一	笑
simp. ^#(回眸一笑)		回眸	一	笑

Etymology

806: Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
回眸一笑百媚生 [Classical Chinese] ― huímóuyīxiào bǎi mèi shēng [Pinyin] ― She could melt one's heart with her attractive smile […]

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huímóuyīxiào

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄡˊ ㄧㄒㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ mau⁴ jat¹ siu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huímóuyīxiào [Phonetic: huímóuyíxiào]
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄡˊ ㄧㄒㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huéimóuyisiào
  - Wade–Giles: hui²-mou²-i¹-hsiao⁴
  - Yale: hwéi-móu-yī-syàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweimouishiaw
  - Palladius: хуэймоуисяо (xuejmouisjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ moʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wui⁴ mau⁴ jat¹ siu³
  - Yale: wùih màuh yāt siu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ mau⁴ jat⁷ siu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ meo⁴ yed¹ xiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ siːu̯³³/

Middle Chinese: hwoj mjuw 'jit sjewH

Rime
Character	回	眸	一	笑
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	明 (4)	影 (34)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)	尤 (136)	眞 (48)	宵 (91)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III	III	III
Fanqie	戸恢切	莫浮切	於悉切	私妙切
Baxter	hwoj	mjuw	'jit	sjewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦuʌi/	/mɨu/	/ʔiɪt̚/	/siᴇu^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦuoi/	/miu/	/ʔit̚/	/siɛu^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuɒi/	/miəu/	/ʔjet̚/	/sjæu^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwəj/	/muw/	/ʔit̚/	/siaw^H/
Li Rong	/ɣuᴀi/	/miu/	/ʔiĕt̚/	/siɛu^H/
Wang Li	/ɣuɒi/	/mĭəu/	/ĭĕt̚/	/sĭɛu^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣuɑ̆i/	/mi̯ə̯u/	/ʔi̯ĕt̚/	/si̯ɛu^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huí	móu	yi	xiào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wui⁴	mau⁴	jat¹	siu³

Idiom

回眸一笑

to smile attractively; an attractive smile
- 鞏俐亮相黃金甲香港首映　回眸一笑不慎露點 [MSC, trad.]
  巩俐亮相黄金甲香港首映　回眸一笑不慎露点 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2006: anon., ent.people.com.cn
  Gǒng Lì liàngxiàng Huángjīnjiǎ Xiānggǎng shǒuyìng, huímóuyīxiào bùshèn lùdiǎn [Pinyin]
  Smiling attractively at the Hong Kong premiere of Curse of the Golden Flower, Gong Li reveals more cleavage than she bargained for

Synonyms

嫣然一笑

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