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現
眼
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现
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Jyutping
jin6 ngaan5
Pinyin
xiàn yǎn
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to make a spectacle or fool of oneself; to lose face
(syn.) 闹笑话, 脱棰, 出彩, 咬破粿, 脫箠, 出洋相, 出醜, 鬧笑話, 凸槌, 出丑
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
現眼 [现-]
Jyutping
Pinyin
xiàn yǎn
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to embarrass oneself
to make a fool of oneself
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
呈现眼前
呈現眼前
cing4 jin6 ngaan5 cin4
to appear in front of me
Cantonese
去到唐人街,过年热闹嘅气氛展现眼前。
去到唐人街,過年熱鬧嘅氣氛展現眼前。
heoi3 dou3 tong4 jan4 gaai1, gwo3 nin4 jit6 naau6 ge3 hei3 fan1 zin2 jin6 ngaan5 cin4.
Chinatown is bustling during the Lunar New Year.
Cantonese
佢打完人之后就畀车撞到,呢啲咪现眼报啰。
佢打完人之後就畀車撞到,呢啲咪現眼報囉。
keoi5 daa2 jyun4 jan4 zi1 hau6 zau6 bei2 ce1 zong6 dou2, ni1 di1 mai6 jin6 ngaan5 bou3 lo1.
He got hit by a car after beating an innocent man. This is how justice is done.