白眼 (bái yǎn) — supercilious look, disdain, contempt
Definition
翻白眼 ('to roll one's eyes') is a nonverbal show of contempt or disdain toward someone. 比 看不起 stronger and more openly rude — it's the look itself, not a verbal judgment.
noun
supercilious lookdisdaincontempt
Examples
- 白眼，。Tā zāo dào tóng shì de bái yǎn, xīn lǐ hěn bù shū fu.He was treated with contempt by his colleagues and felt very uncomfortable.
- 白眼，。Tā shuō huà shí yì zhí fān bái yǎn, ràng rén jué de hěn méi lǐ mào.She kept rolling her eyes while speaking, which made her seem very rude.
- 白眼，。Tā kàn wǒ de yǎn shén chōng mǎn le bái yǎn, ràng wǒ hěn nán shòu.The look in his eyes was full of contempt, which made me very uncomfortable.
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