三角眼

三角眼

1. popular name for the eyes of a person whose eyelids cause the visible part of the eye to look roughly triangular (either upwards (正) or downwards (倒)); alleged to make it difficult to see; considered ferocious and malicious in appearance (Zhang Fei had this appearance)

   • 三角眼，口耳眼鼻五官都小，頭部卻很大，穿國中制服，球鞋，沒有穿襪子。 [MSC, trad.]
     三角眼，口耳眼鼻五官都小，头部却很大，穿国中制服，球鞋，没有穿袜子。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Shi-Kuo Chang, 棋王 (Chess King) Chapter 4

     Sānjiǎoyǎn, kǒu ěr yǎn bí wǔguān dōu xiǎo, tóubù què hěn dà, chuān guózhōng zhìfú, qiúxié, méiyǒu chuān wàzi. [Pinyin]

     [He had] uncanny eyes, with mouth, ears, eyes, nose these facial features all rather small, but with a rather large head. [He] wore a middle school uniform and athletic shoes, and didn't wear socks.

• (Hokkien) 三角目