見光

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	light; ray; bright
trad. (見光)		見	光
simp. (见光)		见	光

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànguāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ gwong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànguāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànguang
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-kuang¹
    • Yale: jyàn-gwāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannguang
    • Palladius: цзяньгуан (czjanʹguan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin³ gwong¹
    • Yale: gin gwōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ gwong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin³ guong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

見⫽光 (verb-object)

1. to be revealed

   呢啲嘢唔見得光。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   呢啲嘢唔见得光。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   ni¹ di¹ je⁵ m⁴ gin³ dak¹ gwong¹. [Jyutping]

   These matters could not be seen by others.

Derived terms

• 見光死／见光死 (jiànguāngsǐ)

 

See also

• English: see the light of day