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睇
火
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Jyutping
tai2 fo2
Pinyin
dì huǒ
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
留意煮緊嘅嘢,費事煮過龍或火燭
to keep an eye on food being cooked to avoid overcooking or kitchen fire
弊!無睇火,煎緊條魚燶晒!
弊!无睇火,煎紧条鱼㶶晒!
bai6! mou5 tai2 fo2, zin1 gan2 tiu4 jyu2 nung1 saai3!
Shit! I forgot the fish on the pan, and it got burnt.
動詞
維修物業
to do handyman work
睇火佬
睇火佬
tai2 fo2 lou2
handyman
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, Cantonese, verb-object
to keep one's eyes on the stove; to watch the stove
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
弊!无睇火,煎紧条鱼㶶晒!
弊!無睇火,煎緊條魚燶晒!
bai6! mou5 tai2 fo2, zin1 gan2 tiu4 jyu2 nung1 saai3!
Shit! I forgot the fish on the pan, and it got burnt.
Cantonese
睇火佬
睇火佬
tai2 fo2 lou2
handyman
Cantonese
唔记得睇火搞到煲汤滚泻晒添!
唔記得睇火搞到煲湯滾瀉晒添!
m4 gei3 dak1 tai2 fo2 gaau2 dou3 bou1 tong1 gwan2 se2 saai3 tim1!
I didn't keep an eye at it and the boiling soup spilt over on the stove.