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Jyutpingham3
Yaleham
Definition
To look down from a high position.
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How it's used
This character is primarily used in formal or literary contexts, such as in the compound 鳥瞰. In everyday spoken Cantonese, people almost exclusively use 望落去 or 睇落去 to describe looking downwards from a height. Using 瞰 in casual conversation can sound overly dramatic or poetic.
Examples
Looking down from the mountain peak, the scenery is beautiful.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 看, which is the standard Mandarin word for 'to look'. In Cantonese, 看 is rarely used in speech, and using it instead of 睇 can make your language sound unnatural or like a direct translation from Mandarin.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
