miē

乜斜

Word · VerbTraditional乜

look askance; squint

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to look at sideways with eyes slightly squinted (often indicating contempt or dissatisfaction)

neutral

Often implies a mocking, scornful, or disapproving attitude. Used with the reduplicated form '乜斜' (miēxie).

Tā他
miē乜
xie斜
zhe着
yǎn眼
jīng睛
 ，
lù露
chū出
bù不
xiè屑
de的
shén神
qíng情
 。

He looked askance with a disdainful expression.

Lǎo老
bǎn板
miē乜
xie斜
le了
wǒ我
yī一
yǎn眼
 ，
shén什
me么
yě也
méi没
shuō说
 。

The boss gave me a sidelong glance and said nothing.

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Bié别
miē乜
xie斜
zhe着
kàn看
rén人
 ，
zhè这
yàng样
bù不
lǐ礼
mào貌
 。

Don't look at people with a contemptuous squint; it's impolite.

2.

verb

to squint one's eyes into a slit (due to drowsiness)

neutral

Describes the action of narrowing one's eyes because of sleepiness or fatigue. Typically used in the reduplicated form '乜斜' (miēxie).

Tā他
shuì睡
yǎn眼
miē乜
xie斜
de地
dǎ打
kāi开
le了
mén门
 。

He opened the door with sleepy, squinting eyes.

Hái孩
zi子
miē乜
xie斜
zhe着
yǎn眼
 ，
yǎn眼
kàn看
jiù就
yào要
shuì睡
zháo着
le了
 。

The child's eyes were squinting, looking as if he was about to fall asleep.