觀音 [观－]

Jyutping gun1 jam1
Pinyin guān yīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、俚語
    （​貶義​）​用​各種​方法​吸引​男士​成為​其​跟​隨者並​利用​佢​哋​嘅​女性
    (derogative) the Goddess of Mercy, or the "Goddess", as an analogy in a scenario where an attractive lady uses her charm to manipulate her admirers for her own purposes
    • 觀音兵
      观音兵
      gun1 jam1 bing1
      admirers of (literally 'soldiers') of an attractive and manipulative lady (literally 'the goddess')
  2. 近義詞
    女神、娘娘
  3. 名詞、專名
    又​叫​「​觀世音​菩薩​」​，​一個​佛教​嘅​神​。
    Avalokiteśvara, or Goddess of Mercy (a.k.a. Kwun Yam, Guan Yin), a Buddhist deity.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. name
    Guanyin (a district of Taoyuan, Taiwan, formerly a rural township)
  2. name
    Guanyin (a town in Yunxi, Shiyan, Hubei, China)
  3. name
    (Buddhism) Guanyin
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    观音兵
    觀音兵
    gun1 jam1 bing1
    • admirers of (literally 'soldiers') of an attractive and manipulative lady (literally 'the goddess')
  2. Cantonese
    你唔好当正自己系人哋条仔至得𠿪，人哋当你系观音兵咋戆鸠仔。
    你唔好當正自己係人哋條仔至得𠿪，人哋當你係觀音兵咋戇鳩仔。
    nei5 m4 hou2 dong3 zing3 zi6 gei2 hai6 jan4 dei6 tiu4 zai2 zi3 dak1 gaa2, jan4 dei6 dong3 nei5 hai6 gun1 jam1 bing1 zaa3 ngong6 gau1 zai2.
    • Don't you think you're her boyfriend. You are just a friendzoned admirer subservient to her, you idiot.
  3. Cantonese
    收观音兵
    收觀音兵
    sau1 gun1 jam1 bing1
    • (of women) to act nice to an admirer so that the person will run around looking after herself
  4. Cantonese
    观音相传好有慈悲之心。
    觀音相傳好有慈悲之心。
    gun1 jam1 soeng1 cyun4 hou2 jau5 ci4 bei1 zi1 sam1
    • Guan Yin is said to have a heart full of mercy.
  5. Cantonese
    佢当你系观音兵咋，等你仲成日帮佢整电脑乘机接近佢。
    佢當你係觀音兵咋，等你仲成日幫佢整電腦乘機接近佢。
    keoi5 dong3 nei5 hai6 gun1 jam1 bing1 zaa3, dang2 nei5 zung6 seng4 jat6 bong1 keoi5 zing2 din6 nou5 sing4 gei1 zip3 gan6 keoi5.
    • You're just a pre-whipped pushover in her eyes. So much for you always helping her with her computer, trying to get next to her.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    神明吗？那是很可敬的。但是不要农民会，只要关圣帝君、观音大士，能够打倒土豪劣绅吗？
    神明嗎？那是很可敬的。但是不要農民會，只要關聖帝君、觀音大士，能夠打倒土豪劣紳嗎？
    shén míng ma ？ nà shì hěn kě jìng de ． dàn shì bù yào nóng mín huì ， zhǐ yào guān shèng dì jūn ， guān yīn dà shì ， néng gòu dǎ dǎo tǔ háo liè shēn ma ？
    • The gods? Worship them by all means. But if you had only Lord Guan and the Goddess of Mercy and no peasant association, could you have overthrown the local tyrants and evil gentry?