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挤眉弄眼

jǐ méi nòng yǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to make eyes / to wink
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-0a5ac9741405a4f6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

擠眉弄眼 挤眉弄眼 [ji3 mei2 nong4 yan3] /to make eyes/to wink/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 擠眉弄眼

  • 挤
    jǐ

    to crowd in / to cram in / to force others aside / to press / to squeeze / to find (time in one's busy schedule)

  • 眉
    méi

    eyebrow / upper margin

  • 弄
    lòng

    lane / alley

    nòng

    to do / to manage / to handle / to play with / to fool with / to mess with / to fix / to toy with

  • 眼
    yǎn

    eye (CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]) / (often used with 一[yī]) a look / a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.