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Jyutping laai1 zik6
Pinyin lā zhí

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to pull straight
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    拉直条绳。
    拉直條繩。
    laai1 zik6 tiu4 sing2.
    • Pull the string straight.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    终有一日,村子里来了一个天文学家。他在我家门前路过,突然发现了这块石头,眼光立即就拉直了。
    終有一日,村子裏來了一個天文學家。他在我家門前路過,突然發現了這塊石頭,眼光立即就拉直了。
    zhōng yǒu yī rì , cūn zi lǐ lái le yī gè tiān wén xué jiā . tā zài wǒ jiā mén qián lù guò , tū rán fā xiàn le zhè kuài shí tou , yǎn guāng lì jí jiù lā zhí le .
    • Eventually there came a day when an astronomer came to the village. [As] he passed by before our home's door, he discovered this rock and his gaze was immediately drawn directly to [it].