臊 眉 耷 眼

sào méi dā yǎndictionary entry

(dialect) ashamed

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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.

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Original source entry:

臊眉耷眼臊眉耷眼 [sao4 mei2 da1 yan3] /(dialect) ashamed/

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Reference information

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Character information

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臊
sāo
to smell of urine (or sweat etc)
sào
shame / bashfulness / to shame / to humiliate
眉
méi
eyebrow / upper margin
耷
dā
(literary) big ears / (bound form) to droop
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

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