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jmdict 2052370 Active (id: 2230722)
<entry id="2230722" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>2052370</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>媚眼秋波</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>びがんしゅうは</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<misc>&yoji;</misc>
<gloss>casting a coquettish glance (at a man)</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2005-06-10 00:00:00" stat="A">
<upd_detl>Entry created</upd_detl>
</audit>
<audit time="2014-08-25 02:40:04" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Adding yoji tagAdding yoji tag
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>Kanji Haitani list</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+&lt;misc&gt;&amp;yoji;&lt;/misc&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2023-05-05 16:07:11" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Brian Krznarich</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Not in ngrams. This appears in a considerable number of Chinese books. 

Appears in a handful of Japanese books, mostly kanji kentei test-prep.  Cruel.

Miniscule twitter appearances (one or two doe-eyed photos).</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>媚態	6772	3.9%
明媚	165422	96.1%
媚眼秋波	0	0.0%

Only got a piece of this from google books Cassell Dictionary of English Idioms
媚眼;秋波( Sharon is making sheep's eyes at Tom

Apparently this is a thing (but I definitely do not recommend this, but can't resist sharing either)
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sheep-s-eyes
shy, amorous, lovesick glances (usually preceded by make or cast):
making sheep's eyes at the new girl in class.</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -12,0 +13 @@
+&lt;misc&gt;&amp;rare;&lt;/misc&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2023-05-05 23:00:42" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Most yoji are rather rare. I don't think we need both tags.</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -13,2 +13 @@
-&lt;misc&gt;&amp;rare;&lt;/misc&gt;
-&lt;gloss&gt;casting a coquettish (an amorous) glance (at a man)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;casting a coquettish glance (at a man)&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>



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