# 肉眼
## Chinese
### Etymology 1

* 肉眼
Calque of Sanskrit मांसचक्षुस् (māṃsacakṣus, “fleshy eye”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ròuyǎn
    (Zhuyin): ㄖㄡˋ ㄧㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): juk$^6$ ngaan$^5$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lio̍k-gán / jio̍k-gán / hia̍k-gán
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ròuyǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄖㄡˋ ㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ròuyǎn
*** Wade–Giles: jou$^4$-yen$^3$
*** Yale: ròu-yǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rowyean
*** Palladius: жоуянь (žoujanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: juk$^6$ ngaan$^5$
*** Yale: yuhk ngáahn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: juk$^9$ ngaan$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yug$^6$ ngan$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /jʊk̚² ŋaːn¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lio̍k-gán
*** Tâi-lô: lio̍k-gán
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lioggarn
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔk̚²⁴⁻² ɡan⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /liɔk̚⁴⁻³² ɡan⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jio̍k-gán
*** Tâi-lô: jio̍k-gán
*** Phofsit Daibuun: jioggarn
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ziɔk̚⁴⁻³² ɡan⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ziɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡan⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hia̍k-gán
*** Tâi-lô: hia̍k-gán
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hiaggarn
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hiak̚²⁴⁻² ɡan⁵⁵⁴/

#### Noun

肉眼
* naked eye
* the eyes of a layperson
* (Cantonese) (～扒) ribeye steak

##### Derived terms

* 肉眼通

##### Descendants

* → Japanese: 肉眼(にくがん) (nikugan)
* → Korean: 육안(肉眼) (yugan)
* → Vietnamese: nhục nhãn (肉眼)

### Etymology 2

Probably from 龍眼／龙眼.

#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): nêg$^8$ oin$^2$ / nêg$^8$ ain$^2$
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: nêg$^8$ oin$^2$ / nêg$^8$ ain$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ne̍k óiⁿ / ne̍k áiⁿ
*** Sinological IPA : /nek̚⁴⁻² õĩ⁵²/, /nek̚⁴⁻² ãĩ⁵²/
* nêg8 oin2 - Shantou;
* nêg8 ain2 - Jieyang.

#### Noun

肉眼
* (Teochew) longan

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 龍眼, 龍目, 荔枝奴, 亞荔枝, 驪珠, 圓眼, 益智, 燕卵, 蜜脾, 鮫淚, 川彈子 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 龍眼 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 龍眼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 桂圓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 龍眼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 桂圓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 桂圓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 龍眼 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 龍眼 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 桂圓 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 龍眼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 桂圓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 圓圓 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 桂圓兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 龍眼, 龍眼兒, 桂圓 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 桂圓, 圓圓 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 桂圓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 圓圓兒, 桂圓, 桂圓兒, 龍眼, 龍眼兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 桂圓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 桂圓, 圓圓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 桂圓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 桂圓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 龍眼, 龍眼果, 桂圓 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 龍眼, 龍眼果 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 桂圓 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 圓眼 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 圓圓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 龍眼, 圓眼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 龍眼仔 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 圓眼 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 圓眼 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 榕眼 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 榕眼 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 魚眼, 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 龍眼子 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 龍眼 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 龍眼 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 桂圓, 泡圓 |
| Gan | Pengze | 桂圓 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 頂圓 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 桂圓, 福圓 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 牛眼, 牛眼仔, 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 牛眼哩 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling Bendihua) | 龍眼仔 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Zengcheng (Zhengguo) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Zijin | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 果哎 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua) | 果哎 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 圓肉 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 龍眼果 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Raoping (Xinfeng) | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Changting | 圓眼, 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 圓眼 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 泡圓 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 泡圓, 林眼子 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 圓眼 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 泡圓 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 泡圓 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian) | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian) | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian) | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian) | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian) | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian) | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 牛眼仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 牛眼仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 牛眼仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 牛眼 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 牛眼, 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 龍眼 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 牛眼 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 桂圓 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 桂圓, 龍眼 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 龍眼 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 龍眼 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 龍眼 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 龍眼 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 龍眼 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 龍眼 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 龍眼 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 龍眼 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 寶圓 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 寶圓 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 寶圓 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 龍眼 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 寶圓 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 肉眼 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 肉眼 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 肉眼 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 肉眼 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 肉眼 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 肉眼 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 肉眼 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 肉眼 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 肉眼 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 龍眼 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 龍眼 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 龍眼 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 龍眼 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 龍眼 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 龍眼 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 龍眼 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 龍眼 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 龍眼 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 龍眼 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 龍眼 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 龍眼 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 龍眼 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 龍眼 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 寶圓 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 龍眼 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 龍眼 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 龍眼 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 龍眼 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 龍眼 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 龍眼 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 龍眼 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 桂圓 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 桂圓 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 桂圓 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 桂圓 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 桂圓 |
| Wu | Danyang | 泡圓, 桂圓 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 桂圓 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 桂圓 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 圓眼, 魁圓 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 桂圓 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 桂圓 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 泡圓, 桂圓 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 桂圓, 泡圓 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 龍眼 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 圓眼 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 龍眼 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 龍眼 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 龍眼 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 龍眼 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 龍耳仔 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Songwei, Guitou) | 龍眼 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 龍眼 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 龍眼 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 龍眼 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 龍眼 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 龍眼 |

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 肉 | 眼 |
| にく Grade: 2 | がん Grade: 5 |
| goon | kan'on |

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) にくがん [nìkúgáń] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɲ̟ikɯ̟ɡã̠ɴ]

#### Noun

肉(にく)眼(がん) • (nikugan)
* naked eye

##### Synonyms

* 裸(ら)眼(がん) (ragan)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 肉 | 眼 |
| にく Grade: 2 | げん Grade: 5 |
| goon ||

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) にくげん [nìkúgéń] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɲ̟ikɯ̟ɡẽ̞ɴ]

#### Noun

肉(にく)眼(げん) • (nikugen)
* (esoteric Buddhism) normal sight in human beings
    Hypernym: 五眼 (gogen)
    Coordinate terms: 天眼 (tengen), 慧眼 (egen), 法眼 (hōgen), 仏眼 (butsugen)

### References

* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* ↑ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 肉 | 眼 |

### Noun

肉眼 • (yugan) (hangeul 육안)
* hanja form of 육안