liu4 mong6瞭望
Jyutpingliu4 mong6
Yalelìuh mohng
Definition
To look into the distance from a high place, or to keep watch from a height.
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How it's used
This term carries a formal or literary tone that is rarely used in casual daily conversation. It is most commonly encountered in written descriptions, news reports, or when referring to specific structures like watchtowers. In everyday speech, people would typically use 望下 or 睇下 instead.
Examples
He is standing at a high place looking into the distance.
Go up to the watchtower and see if there are any ships.
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Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use this as a general verb for looking at something, but it specifically implies observing from a high vantage point or keeping a lookout for security purposes.
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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.
