joek6 si6弱視弱视
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Yaleyeuhk sih
Definition
Amblyopia, also known as lazy eye; a vision impairment where both near and far vision are blurry.
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How it's used
Medical terms like this are often used in casual conversation when discussing health checkups or school eye exams. While it describes a specific condition, speakers sometimes use it loosely to describe general poor vision that cannot be fully corrected by glasses alone.
Examples
He has had amblyopia since he was a child.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 近視, which is nearsightedness. 弱視 specifically refers to a condition where the eye and brain do not work together properly, often resulting in vision that remains blurry even with the correct prescription lenses.
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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.
