眼望 [－－]

Jyutping ngaan5 mong6
Pinyin yǎn wàng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to look off in the distance
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    第一眼望落去，𠮶条题目好似好易噉。
    第一眼望落去，嗰條題目好似好易噉。
    dai6 jat1 ngaan5 mong6 lok6 heoi3 ， go2 tiu5 tai4 muk6 hou2 ci5 hou2 jik6 gam2 。
    • At first glance, the question seemed easy.
  2. Cantonese
    𠮶条问题第一眼望落好似好易。
    嗰條問題第一眼望落好似好易。
    go2 tiu5 man6 tai4 dai6 jat1 ngaan5 mong6 lok6 hou2 ci5 hou2 jik6 。
    • At first glance, the question seemed easy.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢份人好古肃㗎，同人讲嘢都唔敢正眼望人。
    佢份人好古肅㗎，同人講嘢都唔敢正眼望人。
    • He is so introvert, he can't even look into other person's eye when talking.
  2. Cantonese
    你做咩瞪大对眼望住我啊？
    你做咩瞪大對眼望住我啊？
    nei5 zou6 me1 dang1 daai6 deoi3 ngaan5 mong6 zyu6 ngo5 aa3?
    • Why are you staring at me with your big eyes?
  3. Cantonese
    你牛噉眼望住我做咩啊？
    你牛噉眼望住我做咩啊？
    nei5 ngau4 gam2 ngaan5 mong6 zyu6 ngo5 zou6 me1 aa3?
    • Why do you keep staring at me?
  4. Cantonese
    好多人食饭唔钟意搭台，就系因为唔想同陌生人面对面，你眼望我眼噉。
    好多人食飯唔鍾意搭枱，就係因為唔想同陌生人面對面，你眼望我眼噉。
    hou2 do1 jan4 sik6 faan6 m4 zung1 ji3 daap3 toi2, zau6 hai6 jan1 wai6 m4 soeng2 tung4 mak6 sang1 jan4 min6 deoi3 min6, nei5 ngaan5 mong6 ngo5 ngaan5 gam2.
    • The reason people don't like to share tables at restaurants is that they don't want to sit face to face with strangers, which may sometimes involve awkward eye contact.
  5. Cantonese
    老师突然响班房放声大喊，成班同学你眼望我眼，唔知点反应好。
    老師突然響班房放聲大喊，成班同學你眼望我眼，唔知點反應好。
    lou5 si1 dat6 jin4 hoeng2 baan1 fong2 fong3 seng1 daai6 haam3, seng4 baan1 tung4 hok6 nei5 ngaan5 mong6 ngo5 ngaan5, m4 zi1 dim2 faan2 jing3 hou2.
    • The teacher suddenly burst into tears in the classroom. All the students didn't know how to respond but only stared into one another's eyes.