make eyes at; wink and signal
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to signal with one's eyes; to wink and make faces
informalOften used to secretly communicate a message or intention to someone, especially to warn, tease, or conspire without speaking. The addition of '儿' (er) in the input indicates a colloquial, northern dialectal variant of the phrase.
Jǐ几
gè个
rén人
dōu都
duì对
tā他
jǐ挤
méi眉
nòng弄
yǎn眼
，
jiào叫
tā他
bié别
qù去
。
Several people winked and signaled at him, telling him not to go.
Lǎo老
shī师
zài在
jiǎng讲
tái台
shàng上
，
tā他
liǎ俩
jiù就
zài在
xià下
miàn面
jǐ挤
méi眉
nòng弄
yǎn眼
de地
chuán传
zhǐ纸
tiáo条
。
While the teacher was at the podium, the two of them were passing notes below, winking and making faces.
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Bié别
zài在
kè客
hù户
miàn面
qián前
jǐ挤
méi眉
nòng弄
yǎn眼
de的
，
bù不
lǐ礼
mào貌
。
Don't wink and make faces in front of the client; it's impolite.
Tā他
yī一
tīng听
yào要
jiā加
bān班
，
jiù就
cháo朝
wǒ我
jǐ挤
méi眉
nòng弄
yǎn眼
，
yì意
si思
shì是
“
kuài快
xiǎng想
bàn办
fǎ法
liū溜
”
。
As soon as he heard about the overtime, he winked at me, meaning 'think of a way to slip out quickly.'