māoyǎn

猫眼

Word · NounTraditional貓眼

door viewer; peephole

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

door viewer; peephole

informal

口语常用词,因其外观似猫眼而得名。是一种安全设备。

Yǒu有
rén人
qiāo敲
mén门
 ,
nǐ你
xiān先
cóng从
māo猫
yǎn眼
kàn看
kan看
shì是
shuí谁
 。

Someone is knocking; first check who it is through the peephole.

Wǒ我
men们
jiā家
de的
fáng防
dào盗
mén门
shàng上
zhuāng装
le了
yī一
gè个
xīn新
de的
māo猫
yǎn眼
 。

We installed a new door viewer on our security door.

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Zhè这
gè个
māo猫
yǎn眼
r儿
huài坏
le了
 ,
kàn看
wài外
miàn面
bù不
qīng清
chu楚
 。

This peephole is broken; you can't see outside clearly.