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  • 1

    v.jealous; covet

    • nǐ yǒu gōng fèi dù jià zhēn jiào wǒ yǎn hóng a

      公费度假眼红

      You make me sick with your ''expenses paid'' holidays!

    • kàn tā mǎi liàng xīn chē dà jiā dōu hěn yǎn hóng

      大家眼红

      His new car was an object of envy to everyone.

    • tā nà piào liang de dà fáng zi ràng wǒ yǎn hóng bù yǐ

      漂亮房子眼红

      I was absolutely green with envy when I saw his splendid big house.

  • 2

    adj.furious

    • chóu rén jiàn miàn fèn wài yǎn hóng

      仇人见面分外眼红

      When two enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze furiously.