bái
yǎn

common
noun

Meaning of 白眼

白眼 means supercilious look; contemptuous glance; the whites of the eyes. Pronounced bái yǎn.

  • supercilious look; contemptuous glance; the whites of the eyes

Definitions & Examples

le
shǎ
wèn
 
zāo
rén
bái
yǎn
 

He asked a silly question and immediately got contemptuous looks.

bié
zǒng
yòng
bái
yǎn
kàn
rén
 
zhè
mào
 

Don't always look at people with disdain; it's impolite.

zài
huì
shàng
duàn
fān
bái
yǎn
 
míng
xiǎn
tóng
yán
zhě
de
guān
diǎn
 

He kept rolling his eyes during the meeting, clearly disagreeing with the speaker's point.

Chéng
 
bái
yǎn
xiāng
kàn
 
jiù
zhǐ
yòng
zhè
zhǒng
qīng
miè
de
tài
duì
dài
bié
rén
 

The idiom "to look at someone with disdain" refers to treating others with this kind of contemptuous attitude.