miǎn

眄

Character · Verb

same as "眄" (miàn)

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Meanings

1 sense · 1 examples
1.

verb

(variant pronunciation) to look sideways at; to glance askance

archaic

这是'眄' (miàn)的又音(异读音)。在现代汉语中已不常用,主要用于古籍。

 《
Shǐ史
Jì记
 ·
Qū屈
Yuán原
Jiǎ贾
Shēng生
Liè列
Zhuàn传
 》
 :
 “
Miǎn眄
tíng庭
kē柯
yǐ以
yí怡
yán颜
 。
 ”

"Historical Records: Biographies of Qu Yuan and Jia Yi": 'Glancing at the courtyard trees to please one's countenance.'