看覓
Chinese edit
to see; to look at; to look after to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think |
seek | ||
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trad. (看覓) | 看 | 覓 | |
simp. (看觅) | 看 | 觅 | |
alternative forms | 看𥌚 |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
看覓
- (Hokkien) to take a look
- (Hokkien) to try (used after a verb)
- 食看覓/食看觅 [Taiwanese Hokkien] ― chia̍h khòaⁿ-māi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to give it a taste
- 試看覓/试看觅 [Taiwanese Hokkien] ― chhì khòaⁿ-māi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to give it a try
Synonyms edit
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 一下 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 一下, 看看 |
Malaysia | 一下 | |
Singapore | 一下 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 下 |
Hong Kong | 下 | |
Macau | 下 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 下 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 下 | |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 看覓 |
Quanzhou | 看覓 | |
Zhangzhou | 看覓 | |
Taipei | 看覓 | |
Kaohsiung | 看覓 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 看覓 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 看覓, 一下 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 覓, 看覓, 一下 | |
Chaozhou | 睇, 下睇 | |
Shantou | 一下 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 睇 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 看, 一記, 一下 often with non-monosyllabic verbs |
Suzhou | 看, 一下 | |
Ningbo | 看 |
Further reading edit
- “Entry #5361”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.