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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. sleepy (Cantonese)
  2. Mandarin equivalent: 睏|困[kun4]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    好​攰​,​想​瞓​覺
    sleepy; drowsy
    • 食完晏有啲眼瞓,去飲杯咖啡先。
      食完晏有啲眼瞓,去饮杯咖啡先。
      sik6 jyun4 aan3 jau5 di1 ngaan5 fan3, heoi3 jam2 bui1 gaa3 fe1 sin1.
      I'm sleepy after having lunch. Let me go get some coffee.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, Cantonese
    sleepy
    (syn.) 目涩, 爱困, 目澀, 困, 睏, 愛睏
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 睏 – 困
  2. 睏倦 – 困倦
  3. 疲乏
  4. 發睏 – 发困
  5. 欲睡
  6. 想睡覺 – 想睡觉
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我寻晚冇乜点瞓过,所以今日成日返工都喺度瞌眼瞓。
    我尋晚冇乜點瞓過,所以今日成日返工都喺度瞌眼瞓。
    ngo5 cam4 maan5 mou5 mat1 dim2 fan3 gwo3 , so2 ji5 gam1 jat6 sing4 jat6 faan1 gung1 dou1 hai2 dou6 hap6 ngaan5 fan3 。
    • I didn't get much sleep last night so I was nodding off all day at work.
  2. Cantonese
    因为我好眼瞓,所以就走咗去瞓。
    因為我好眼瞓,所以就走咗去瞓。
    jan1 wai6 ngo5 hou3 ngaan5 fan3 , so2 ji5 zau6 zau2 zo2 heoi3 fan3 。
    • As I was sleepy, I went to bed.
  3. Cantonese
    佢返学𠮶阵成日都瞌眼瞓。
    佢返學嗰陣成日都瞌眼瞓。
    keoi5 faan2 hok6 go2 zan6 sing4 jat6 dou1 hap6 ngaan5 fan3 。
    • He is always taking a nap at school.
  4. Cantonese
    你眼瞓就出声喇㖞。
    你眼瞓就出聲喇喎。
    nei5 ngaan5 fan3 zau6 ceot1 seng1 laa3 wo5 。
    • If you get sleepy, tell me.
    • If you get sleepy, let me know.
    • If you get sleepy, just tell me.
  5. Cantonese
    你咁眼瞓就去瞓啰
    你咁眼瞓就去瞓囉
    nei5 gam3 ngaan5 fan3 zau6 heoi3 fan3 lo1
    • If you're so sleepy then go sleep.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢讲书好闷,我忍唔住瞌眼瞓。
    佢講書好悶,我忍唔住瞌眼瞓。
    keoi5 gong2 syu1 hou2 mun6, ngo5 jan2 m4 zyu6 hap1 ngaan5 fan3.
    • 他講課很悶,我忍不住打瞌睡。
    • His lecture is so boring that I can't help dozing off.
  2. Cantonese
    我冇嘢,有啲眼瞓啫。
    我冇嘢,有啲眼瞓啫。
    ngo5 mou5 je5, jau5 di1 ngaan5 fan3 ze1.
    • Nothing, just a bit sleepy.
  3. Cantonese
    食完晏有啲眼瞓,去饮杯咖啡先。
    食完晏有啲眼瞓,去飲杯咖啡先。
    sik6 jyun4 aan3 jau5 di1 ngaan5 fan3, heoi3 jam2 bui1 gaa3 fe1 sin1.
    • I'm sleepy after having lunch. Let me go get some coffee.
  4. Cantonese
    我有时会食黄丸仔收鼻水,但系食完会眼瞓。
    我有時會食黃丸仔收鼻水,但係食完會眼瞓。
    ngo5 jau5 si4 wui5 sik6 wong4 jyun2 zai2 sau1 bei6 seoi2, daan6 hai6 sik6 jyun4 wui5 ngaan5 fan3.
    • Sometimes I would take Piriton for my runny nose, but I would feel drowsy afterwards.
  5. Cantonese
    食咗呢只药会眼瞓,千祈唔好操作机械。
    食咗呢隻藥會眼瞓,千祈唔好操作機械。
    sik6 zo2 ni1 zek3 joek6 wui5 ngaan5 fan3, cin1 kei4 m4 hou2 cou1 zok3 gei1 gaai6
    • You'll feel drowsy after taking this drug. Remember, do not operate any machine while you are on it.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    瞇埋眼瞓觉
    瞇埋眼瞓覺
    mei1 maai4 ngaan5 fan3 gaau3
    • to close one's eyes to sleep