yǎn​xiàn

informer

  • created sense approved 眼线/眼線 · yǎn​xiàn · informer — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    眼线 / 眼線

    yǎn​xiàn

    informer

    A person who is planted to secretly scout or gather information, such as a spy, scout, or snitch

    眼 (literal) → 眼 · yǎn · eye 线 (literal) → 线/線 · xiàn · clue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 眼线/眼線 · yǎn​xiàn · eyeliner — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    眼线 / 眼線

    yǎn​xiàn

    eyeliner

    Makeup applied in a line along the edge of the eyelid

    眼 (literal) → 眼 · yǎn · eye 线 (literal) → 线/線 · xiàn · thread

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense