眼色 meaning and pronunciation

眼色
Simplified/traditional word

眼色 English definition

yǎn sè

  • a wink
  • to signal with one's eyes

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  • 眼 (yǎn): eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]; classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc);
  • 色 (sè): color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex;