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眼挑針 (ngaan5 tiu1 zam1) — stye, sty (abscess caused by bacterial infection of the glands on the edge of the eyelid) in Cantonese

ngaanˏ₅眼tiuˉ¹挑zamˉ¹針
简 眼挑针
Mandarin Pinyin: yan3 tiao1 zhen1

Meaning of 眼挑針

nounstye, sty (abscess caused by bacterial infection of the glands on the edge of the eyelid)
nounStye; sty

Example Sentences with 眼挑針

mˎ₄唔houˊ²好tauˉ¹偷zongˉ¹𥊙janˎ₄人deiˍ₆哋cungˉ¹沖loeng4,涼，jyuˎ₄如gwoˊ²果mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係wuiˏ₅會sangˉ¹生ngaanˏ₅眼tiuˉ¹挑zam1!針！
Don't spy on people when they are showering, otherwise you'll get a stye!
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Characters in 眼挑針

眼ngaan5
eye; ocular; look; glance
挑tiu1
hold sth up with a pole
針zam1
injection; shot

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