眨 [－]

Jyutping zaap3
Pinyin zhǎ

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、書面語
    眨​(​zaam2​)​ ​嘅​讀​書​音
    the literacy pronunciation of 眨(zaam2)
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. wink
  2. Cangjie Input
    BUHIO

眨 [－]

Jyutping zaam2
Pinyin zhǎ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to blink
  2. to wink
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    原本​指眼瞼​快速​一開​一合​，​引申​指​其他​物件​嘅​開​合​，​或者​一下​光​、​一下​暗​嘅​變​化
    to blink; figuratively, to flicker
    • 眨眼
      眨眼
      zaam2 ngaan5
      to blink; to wink
    • 盞燈無神神眨眨下，好邪下喎。
      盏灯无神神眨眨下，好邪下㖞。
      zaan2 dang1 mou4 san4 san4 zaam2 zaam2 haa5, hou2 ce4 haa5 wo3.
      The light was suddenly flickering for no reason, that is so spooky.
  2. 參看
    䁪
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to blink; to wink
    (syn.) 眨巴
    • 佢碰见猛男，对眼会猛咁眨
      佢碰见猛男，对眼会猛咁眨
      keoi5 pung3 gin3 maang5 naam4, deoi3 ngaan5 wui5 maang5 gam3 zaam2
      If she encounters a hunk, her eyes will bat non-stop
  2. character, Hakka
    to close one's eyes
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #1115
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    女人的思维很有跳跃性：从仰慕到爱慕，从爱慕到结婚都是一眨眼间的事。
    女人的思維很有跳躍性：從仰慕到愛慕，從愛慕到結婚都是一眨眼間的事。
    nǚ rén de sī wéi hěn yǒu tiào yuè xìng ： cóng yǎng mù dào ài mù ， cóng ài mù dào jié hūn dōu shì yī zhǎ yǎn jiān de shì 。
    • A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment.
  2. Mandarin
    它发生在一眨眼之间。
    它發生在一眨眼之間。
    tā fā shēng zài yī zhǎ yǎn zhī jiān 。
    • It happened in the blink of an eye.
  3. Mandarin
    我在眨眼。
    我在眨眼。
    wǒ zài zhǎ yǎn 。
    • I was blinking.
  4. Mandarin
    人平均一分钟眨几次眼睛？
    人平均一分鐘眨幾次眼睛？
    rén píng jūn yì fēn zhōng zhǎ jǐ cì yǎn jing ？
    • How many times a minute does the average person blink?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你对眼唔舒服呀？做乜成日眨眼嘅？
    你對眼唔舒服呀？做乜成日眨眼嘅？
    nei5 deoi3 ngaan5 m4 syu1 fuk6 aa4? zou6 mat1 seng4 jat6 zaam2 ngaan5 ge2?
    • Are your eyes feeling uncomfortable? Why do you keep blinking?
  2. Cantonese
    眨下眼就一年。
    眨下眼就一年。
    zaam2 haa5 ngaan5 zau6 jat1 nin4
    • In the blink of an eye, one year is gone.
  3. Cantonese
    啲细路真系冇时定，一眨眼就唔知去咗边嘞。
    啲細路真係冇時定，一眨眼就唔知去咗邊嘞。
    di1 sai3 lou6 zan1 hai6 mou5 si4 ding6, jat1 zaam2 ngaan5 zau6 m4 zi1 heoi3 zo2 bin1 laak3.
    • The kids are so active and energetic; they often run off to god-knows-where in the blink of an eye.
  4. Cantonese
    眨眼
    眨眼
    zaam2 ngaan5
    • to blink; to wink
  5. Cantonese
    盏灯无神神眨眨下，好邪下㖞。
    盞燈無神神眨眨下，好邪下喎。
    zaan2 dang1 mou4 san4 san4 zaam2 zaam2 haa5, hou2 ce4 haa5 wo3.
    • The light was suddenly flickering for no reason, that is so spooky.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    佢碰见猛男，对眼会猛咁眨
    佢碰见猛男，对眼会猛咁眨
    keoi5 pung3 gin3 maang5 naam4, deoi3 ngaan5 wui5 maang5 gam3 zaam2
    • If she encounters a hunk, her eyes will bat non-stop
  2. Mandarin
    她到处追逐想象中的老鼠和松鼠，一眨眼的工夫就从桌子上跳到椅子上。
    她到處追逐想象中的老鼠和松鼠，一眨眼的工夫就從桌子上跳到椅子上。
    tā dào chù zhuī zhú xiǎng xiàng zhōng de lǎo shǔ hé sōng shǔ ， yī zhǎ yǎn de gōng fu jiù cóng zhuō zi shàng tiào dào yǐ zi shàng ．
    • She raced around, chasing imaginary mice and squirrels, and vaulted from table to chair in the blink of an eye.
  3. Cantonese
    佢𥄫住个mon，眼都冇眨过。
    佢𥄫住个mon，眼都冇眨过。
    keoi5 gap6 zyu6 go3 mon1, ngaan5 dou1 mou5 zaam2 gwo3.
    • He keeps staring at the monitor without blinking.