to look someone in the eye; make eye contact
HiI am not sure how to say 'look someone in the eye' or 'make eye contact'. Could it be:直視佢Thank you
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Not sure, but to native speakers could 互相 be used?One try: 互相瞪眼 ??Thank you 大家.
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Please look at[en.wiktionary.org]I understand that in Cantonese this character is pronounced "hai".Does it mean anything as an standalone character? What does it mean?Thanks.
View Article努暫情絲
HiJust wondering if this is a set phrase? I can't find examples of it anywhere on google.The full sentence is:佢努暫情絲一刀兩斷Thank you
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Quotedelonix87 HiJust wondering if this is a set phrase? I can't find examples of it anywhere on google.The full sentence is:佢努暫情絲一刀兩斷Thank you努 is a typo of 怒(anger/ angry/ angrily)暫 is a typo of 斬...
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直視對方 = look someone in the eye當住佢面 = look him in the face眼神接觸 = make eye contact
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I don't think there is a phrase used in ordinary conversation that translates. The closest I can get to, if meeting someone, we make eye contact, is " 佢見睹我地 ...".I don't know if the phrase can be...
View Article斃過
HiI'm trying to work out what 斃過 means in the following sentence:單從感情角度嚟睇，斃過盲婚啞嫁，個男的醜樣到嘔，個女的真係慘！My attempt:From an emotional view-point, (mystery word) arranged marriage, the guy is so ugly he makes...
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Quotedelonix87 HiI'm trying to work out what 斃過 means in the following sentence:單從感情角度嚟睇，斃過盲婚啞嫁，個男的醜樣到嘔，個女的真係慘！My attempt:From an emotional view-point, (mystery word) arranged marriage, the guy is so...
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斃 (perish) is a typo for 弊 (bad). Like the above post has suggested, 弊過 = 弊 (worse) + 過 (than).Don’t trust the bloggers too much. They often give you misleading typos. Native speakers know the typos...
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Thank youChiu - is this a common way of saying "worse then"?..because if I had to say the above sentence, it would be:單從感情角度嚟睇，(仲)衰過盲婚啞嫁，個男的醜樣到嘔，個女的真係慘
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弊過 and 衰過 are equally common for the above sentence. Generally speaking, 衰過 can be used on a wider scale.
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