mei4 muk6眉目

Jyutpingmei4 muk6

Yalemèih muhk

名詞Uncommon

Definition

Clue, hint, or an indication of an outcome.

colloquialdescriptionsdaily actions

How it's used

Used primarily to describe the early stages of progress or the emergence of a clear direction in a complex task. It implies that while the final result is not yet achieved, the path forward has become visible. It is frequently paired with verbs like 有 or 搵到 to indicate the discovery of a lead.

Examples

gin2件si6事gaau2搞zo2咗gam3咁noi6耐，zung1終jyu1於jau5有di1啲mei4眉muk6目laa3喇。

The matter has been going on for so long, there is finally some progress.

nei5你wan2搵dou3到go2嗰daan1單je5嘢ge3嘅mei4眉muk6目mei6未aa4呀？

Have you found any clues about that thing yet?

Common phrases

jau5有mei4眉muk6目

to have a clue or progress

mou5冇mei4眉muk6目

to have no clue or no progress

Common mistake

Do not use this word to describe physical facial features in Cantonese, as it is strictly used in the metaphorical sense of progress or clues. If you want to talk about someone's actual eyebrows and eyes, use 眉眼 instead.