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打
眼
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Jyutping
daa2 ngaan5
Pinyin
dǎ yǎn
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to drill or bore a hole
to attract attention
conspicuous
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, archaic
to open the eyes
verb
to have an oversight and be cheated when buying
verb
to punch/bore a hole; to drill
adj, dialectal
eye-catching; attracting attention
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
打眼色
打眼色
daa2 ngaan5 sik1
to wink at someone to signal
to give a meaningful glance