mong6 dou3 geng2 dou1 zoeng2望到頸都長望到颈都长

Jyutpingmong6 dou3 geng2 dou1 zoeng2

Yalemohng dou géng dōu jéung

Definition

To look forward to something for a very long time; to eagerly anticipate something.

colloquialemotiondaily actions

How it's used

This idiom vividly captures the physical sensation of craning one's neck in anticipation of someone or something appearing. It is almost exclusively used when the speaker has been waiting for a significant or frustrating amount of time. It carries a slightly humorous or self-deprecating tone, emphasizing the intensity of the desire rather than just the passage of time.

Examples

ngo5我mong6望dou3到geng2頸dou1都coeng4長，keoi5佢zung1終jyu1於hang2肯faan1返lai4嚟laa3喇。

I have been waiting for so long, he finally agreed to come back.

nei5你hai6係mai6咪mong6望dou3到geng2頸dou1都coeng4長aa4呀？

Have you been waiting for ages?

Common phrases

mong6望dou3到geng2頸dou1都coeng4長

to wait for ages

Common mistake

Do not use this for short, trivial waits like waiting for a bus for five minutes. It is reserved for long-term expectations or major events that one has been anticipating for weeks or months.