洗眼

Chinese

		to wash; to bathe	eye
simp. and trad. (洗眼)		洗	眼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xǐyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai² ngaan⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xǐyǎn [Phonetic: xíyǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǐyǎn
  - Wade–Giles: hsi³-yen³
  - Yale: syǐ-yǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiiyean
  - Palladius: сиянь (sijanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai² ngaan⁵
  - Yale: sái ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai² ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei² ngan⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

Verb

洗⫽眼 (verb-object)

(literally) to wash one's eye(s)
(figurative) to use eye bleach; to wash one's brain out with soap

Japanese

Kanji in this term
洗	眼
せん Grade: 6	がん Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ŋɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

洗(せん)眼(がん) • (sengan)

washing the eyes

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