眼光光
Chinese
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simp. and trad. (眼光光) |
眼 | 光光 |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngaan5 gwong1 gwong1
- Yale: ngáahn gwōng gwōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan5 gwong1 gwong1
- Guangdong Romanization: ngan5 guong1 guong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋaːn¹³ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
edit眼光光
- (Cantonese) One's eyes wide open or staying open:
- to be helpless, powerless, at a loss what to do
- 個乞兒眼光光睇住人哋食飯,自己一粒米都冇得食,真係冇陰功! [Cantonese, trad.]
- go3 hat1 ji4-1 ngaan5 gwong1 gwong1 tai2 zyu6 jan4 dei6 sik6 faan6, zi6 gei2 jat1 lap1 mai5 dou1 mou5 dak1 sik6, zan1 hai6 mou5 jam1 gung1! [Jyutping]
- The beggar just looked helplessly at other people eating without a grain of rice for himself to eat. What a pity!
个乞儿眼光光睇住人哋食饭,自己一粒米都冇得食,真系冇阴功! [Cantonese, simp.]
- to be unable to sleep, to have insomnia
- to glaze over; to have dull eyes
- to be helpless, powerless, at a loss what to do