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Jyutping hei3 ngaan5
Pinyin xì yǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. the best part (of a play etc)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    the most interesting part of an opera or film
    • 有人説:登泰山而看不到日出,就像一出大戲沒有戲眼,味兒終究有點寡淡。
      有人说:登泰山而看不到日出,就像一出大戏没有戏眼,味儿终究有点寡淡。
      yǒu rén shuō : dēng tài shān ér kàn bù dào rì chū , jiù xiàng yī chū dà xì méi yǒu xì yǎn , wèi r5 zhōng jiū yǒu diǎn guǎ dàn .
      Some say climbing Mount Tai without seeing the sunrise is like going to see Chinese opera without seeing the most interesting part- it would be pretty dull.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    有人说:登泰山而看不到日出,就像一出大戏没有戏眼,味儿终究有点寡淡。
    有人説:登泰山而看不到日出,就像一出大戲沒有戲眼,味兒終究有點寡淡。
    yǒu rén shuō : dēng tài shān ér kàn bù dào rì chū , jiù xiàng yī chū dà xì méi yǒu xì yǎn , wèi r5 zhōng jiū yǒu diǎn guǎ dàn .
    • Some say climbing Mount Tai without seeing the sunrise is like going to see Chinese opera without seeing the most interesting part- it would be pretty dull.