ngaan5 cin4眼前
Jyutpingngaan5 cin4
Yalengáahn chìhn
Definition
In front of one's eyes, or figuratively, at present or at the moment.
- in front of one's eyes; before one's face
- at present; at the moment; current
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How it's used
Focuses on the immediate physical space or the current moment, often carrying a sense of urgency or emotional weight. It is frequently used in advice or reflections about life, emphasizing that one should pay attention to what is happening right now rather than worrying about the distant future.
Examples
Treasure the people around you, don't wait until you lose them to regret it.
How on earth should we solve this problem right in front of us?
Related words
Common phrases
cherish the people around you
to be pleasantly surprised by what one sees
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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.
