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

Définition

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)
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Exemples

  • 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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