二五眼

Chinese

		two	five	eye
simp. and trad. (二五眼)		二	五	眼

Etymology

Originally an opera term.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): èrwǔyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: èrwǔyǎn [Phonetic: èrwúyǎn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: èrwǔyǎn
    • Wade–Giles: êrh⁴-wu³-yen³
    • Yale: èr-wǔ-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellwuuyean
    • Palladius: эруянь (erujanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: èrwǔyǎnr [Phonetic: èrwúyǎnr]
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: èrwǔyǎnr
    • Wade–Giles: êrh⁴-wu³-yen³-ʼrh
    • Yale: èr-wǔ-yǎnr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ellwuuyeal
    • Palladius: эруяньр (erujanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adjective

二五眼

1. (colloquial) incompetent; inept; substandard; failing to notice the finer details

Noun

二五眼

1. (colloquial) one who is incompetent or inattentive to details