辣 眼 睛

là yǎn jingdictionary entry

(neologism c. 2016) (slang) unpleasant to look at / hard on the eyes

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Original source entry:

辣眼睛辣眼睛 [la4 yan3 jing5] /(neologism c. 2016) (slang) unpleasant to look at/hard on the eyes/

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辣
là
hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn
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
睛
jīng
eye / eyeball

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