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We’re presenting the idiom 「白眼相看」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
When looking at others with eyes looking upwards or to the side and rolling the eyes, it shows contempt, disdain and is impolite.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bái yǎn xiàng kàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
baak6 ngaan5 seung2 hon1/hon3
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