ngaan5 mei5 dou1 m4 mong6眼尾都唔望
Jyutpingngaan5 mei5 dou1 m4 mong6
Yalengáahn méih dōu m̀h mohng
Definition
To deliberately ignore someone; to refuse to even look at someone out of disdain or anger.
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How it's used
This phrase captures a specific kind of cold, dismissive attitude where someone refuses to acknowledge another person's presence. It emphasizes the extreme lack of interest by suggesting that even the corner of one's eye is too much effort to spare. It is often used to describe someone acting stuck-up or holding a grudge.
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Common mistake
Do not use this to describe someone who is simply busy or distracted. It specifically implies a conscious, often rude, choice to ignore someone.
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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.
