gik6 muk6極目极目
Jyutpinggik6 muk6
Yalegihk muhk
Definition
As far as the eye can see.
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How it's used
Literary in nature, this expression is rarely used in casual daily speech and is mostly reserved for descriptive writing or poetic contexts. It conveys a sense of deliberate, focused effort to scan the horizon rather than just glancing around. When used in conversation, it often sounds overly dramatic or formal, similar to using archaic vocabulary in English.
Examples
Standing on the mountaintop and looking as far as the eye can see, the scenery is really beautiful.
Related words
Common phrases
gaze into the distance
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a standard verb like 睇 or 望, but it specifically implies looking into the distance to the limit of one's vision. Using it to describe looking at something nearby, like a book or a phone, is incorrect.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
