ngaan5 gwong1眼光
Jyutpingngaan5 gwong1
Yalengáahn gwōng
Definition
Foresight, insight, vision, or the ability to judge and appreciate things.
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How it's used
Refers primarily to one's ability to judge the value or potential of something, rather than physical eyesight. It is frequently used to praise someone for their taste or their ability to spot a good opportunity before others do. When used in a business or creative context, it implies a level of sophistication or deep understanding that goes beyond surface-level observation.
Examples
She really has a good eye for choosing boyfriends.
Do you think this investment project has potential?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 眼力, which refers to physical visual acuity or the ability to see things clearly. Using 眼光 to describe someone's physical ability to see small text or distant objects is incorrect.
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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.
