辣眼睛
là yǎn jing · (neologism c. 2016) (slang) unpleasant to look at; hard on the eyes
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 辣眼睛
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
eye; CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]
辣làhot (spicy); pungent; (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting; to burn; old variant of 辣[la4]
眼镜yǎnjìngspectacles; eyeglasses; CL:副[fu4]
眼前yǎnqiánbefore one's eyes; now; at present
酸甜苦辣suān-tián-kǔ-làlit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom); fig. all kinds of flavors; the joys and sorrows of life
眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]); (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance; small hole; (bound form) salient point; classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc