挑通眼眉 [－－－－]

Jyutping tiu1 tung1 ngaan5 mei4
Pinyin tiāo tōng yǎn méi

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. smart at maximizing benefits from others (slang)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    形容​人頭​腦靈活​、​資歷​豐富​，​因此​可以​觀人​於​微​、​睇​穿​人​哋​諗​法
    a quick-thinking, knowledgeable person, which can observe other people in detail and predict what they are thinking accurately.
    • 唔好睇呢個阿伯一把年紀，其實佢挑通眼眉，想呃佢無咁易。
      唔好睇呢个阿伯一把年纪，其实佢挑通眼眉，想呃佢无咁易。
      m4 hou2 tai2 nei1 go3 aa3 baak3 jat1 baa2 nin4 gei2, kei4 sat6 keoi5 tiu1 tung1 ngaan5 mei4, soeng2 ngaak1 keoi5 mou5 gam3 ji6.
      Don't look down on that old man for his age. In fact he is quick-thinking and knowledgeable, you can hardly cheat him a bit.
  2. 近義詞
    心水清、眉精眼企
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好睇呢个阿伯一把年纪，其实佢挑通眼眉，想呃佢无咁易。
    唔好睇呢個阿伯一把年紀，其實佢挑通眼眉，想呃佢無咁易。
    m4 hou2 tai2 nei1 go3 aa3 baak3 jat1 baa2 nin4 gei2, kei4 sat6 keoi5 tiu1 tung1 ngaan5 mei4, soeng2 ngaak1 keoi5 mou5 gam3 ji6.
    • Don't look down on that old man for his age. In fact he is quick-thinking and knowledgeable, you can hardly cheat him a bit.