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Definition
Gaze, glance, or expression in one's eyes; line of sight.
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How it's used
Focuses on the intensity or the direction of someone's vision rather than just the act of looking. It often carries a sense of judgment or emotional weight, such as when someone is being scrutinized or looked at with suspicion. While it can be used in formal writing, it is equally common in spoken Cantonese to describe the vibe or intent behind a person's stare.
Examples
Their gaze has been fixed on the doorway the whole time.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean the physical act of seeing, as that is better expressed by 睇嘢 or 視力. It is specifically about the projection of one's eyes toward a subject.
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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.
