dyun2 si6短視短视

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形容詞Rare

Definition

Short-sighted; lacking foresight, focusing only on short-term benefits.

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How it's used

Used primarily to criticize decision-making that prioritizes immediate gains over long-term stability. It carries a strong negative connotation of being narrow-minded or lacking strategic planning. While it can describe physical vision in formal contexts, in daily Cantonese it is almost exclusively used metaphorically to describe poor judgment.

Examples

nei5你gam3咁joeng2樣zou6做saang1生ji3意hou2好dyun2短si6視，coeng4長jyun5遠jat1一ding6定sit6蝕dai2底。

Doing business like this is very short-sighted, you will definitely lose out in the long run.

keoi5佢dei6哋hai6係mai6咪dyun2短si6視dou3到zing6淨hai6係tai2睇dou3到ngaan5眼cin4前go2嗰siu2少siu2少cin2錢？

Are they so short-sighted that they only see that tiny bit of money right in front of them?

Common phrases

zou6做faat3法dyun2短si6視

short-sighted approach

muk6目gwong1光dyun2短si6視

short-sighted vision

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the physical condition of being near-sighted, which is usually referred to as 近視. Using 短視 to describe someone who literally cannot see objects far away will sound unnatural and confusing to native speakers.