眉頭眼額 [－头－额]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. facial expression (spoken)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    引申​解做​面部​表情
    facial expressions which show people's mood; literally: brows, eyes and forehead
    • 識睇人眉頭眼額
      识睇人眉头眼额
      sik1 tai2 jan4 mei4 tau4 ngaan5 ngaak6
      to be sensitive to the feelings of others; to be good at reading people's thoughts; literally: to know how to watch facial expressions
    • 我一睇佢眉頭眼額就知佢今日心情差。
      我一睇佢眉头眼额就知佢今日心情差。
      ngo5 jat1 tai2 keoi5 mei4 tau4 ngaan5 ngaak6 zau6 zi1 keoi5 gam1 jat6 sam1 cing4 caa1.
      When I looked at her face I knew that she's in a bad mood today.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, Cantonese
    facial expressions (as an indication of the person's mood)
    • 识睇人眉头眼额
      识睇人眉头眼额
      sik1 tai2 jan4 mei4 tau4 ngaan5 ngaak6
      to be sensitive to the feelings of others
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 眉眼高低
  2. 眉頭眼尾 – 眉头眼尾
  3. 眉頭眼腦 – 眉头眼脑
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    眉头眼额
    眉頭眼額
    • facial expressions which show people's mood; literally: brows, eyes and forehead
  2. Cantonese
    识睇人眉头眼额
    識睇人眉頭眼額
    sik1 tai2 jan4 mei4 tau4 ngaan5 ngaak6
    • to be sensitive to the feelings of others; to be good at reading people's thoughts; literally: to know how to watch facial expressions
  3. Cantonese
    我一睇佢眉头眼额就知佢今日心情差。
    我一睇佢眉頭眼額就知佢今日心情差。
    ngo5 jat1 tai2 keoi5 mei4 tau4 ngaan5 ngaak6 zau6 zi1 keoi5 gam1 jat6 sam1 cing4 caa1.
    • When I looked at her face I knew that she's in a bad mood today.
  4. Cantonese
    识得睇人眉头眼额对你有好处㗎。
    識得睇人眉頭眼額對你有好處㗎。
    sik1 dak1 tai2 jan4 mei4 tau4 ngaan5 ngaak6 deoi3 nei5 jau5 hou2 cyu5 gaa3.
    • It's good for you to get sensitive to the feelings of others.
  5. Cantonese
    我中左六合彩而家大把钱，唔驶再睇老细眉头眼额。
    我中左六合彩而家大把錢，唔駛再睇老細眉頭眼額。
    • I am filthy rich from winning a lottery, and I no longer need to please my boss.