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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