supercilious look; contemptuous glance
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
supercilious look; contemptuous glance; the whites of the eyes
Literally 'white of the eye'. Rolling one's eyes to show contempt or disdain. The opposite is "青眼" (qīng yǎn), meaning a look of favor or respect.
Tā他
tí提
le了
gè个
shǎ傻
wèn问
tí题
，
lì立
kè刻
zāo遭
rén人
bái白
yǎn眼
。
He asked a silly question and immediately got contemptuous looks.
Nǐ你
bié别
zǒng总
yòng用
bái白
yǎn眼
kàn看
rén人
，
zhè这
bù不
lǐ礼
mào貌
。
Don't always look at people with disdain; it's impolite.
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Tā他
zài在
huì会
yì议
shàng上
bù不
duàn断
fān翻
bái白
yǎn眼
，
míng明
xiǎn显
bù不
tóng同
yì意
fā发
yán言
zhě者
de的
guān观
diǎn点
。
He kept rolling his eyes during the meeting, clearly disagreeing with the speaker's point.
Chéng成
yǔ语
“
bái白
yǎn眼
xiāng相
kàn看
”
jiù就
zhǐ指
yòng用
zhè这
zhǒng种
qīng轻
miè蔑
de的
tài态
dù度
duì对
dài待
bié别
rén人
。
The idiom "to look at someone with disdain" refers to treating others with this kind of contemptuous attitude.