猫眼 (māo) — peephole, spyhole (in a door)

Definition

猫眼 (māoyǎn) literally means 'cat's eye' but in everyday Chinese it means the peephole in a door — the small lens that lets you see who is outside before opening. The reading here is māo+yǎn as a set compound, not the standalone noun māo ('cat').

noun

peepholespyhole (in a door)

Measure word · 个

Examples

猫眼。
Qǐng cóng māo kàn yi kàn shì shuí zài mén wài.
Please look through the peephole to see who is at the door.
猫眼，。
Zhè ge māo tài dī le, wǒ kàn bú jiàn.
This peephole is too low, I can't see.
猫眼。
Nǐ zuì hǎo huàn yí gè gèng qīng chǔ de māo.
You'd better replace it with a clearer peephole.

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