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口眼歪斜

kǒu yǎn wāi xiédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
facial nerve paralysis
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-f5c85bd7d3c7c3f8. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

口眼歪斜 口眼歪斜 [kou3 yan3 wai1 xie2] /facial nerve paralysis/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

  • 口
    kǒu

    mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

  • 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

  • 歪
    wāi

    askew / at a crooked angle / devious / noxious / (coll.) to lie on one's side

    wǎi

    to sprain (one's ankle) (Tw)

  • 斜
    xié

    inclined / slanting / oblique / tilting

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.