mù tiǎo xīn zhāodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious / making eyes at sb
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Original source entry:

目挑心招 目挑心招 [mu4 tiao3 xin1 zhao1] /the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious/making eyes at sb/

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目挑心招
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