sat1 ming4失明
Jyutpingsat1 ming4
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Definition
To be blind or visually impaired.
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How it's used
While 失明 is the standard term for medical blindness, it is a formal word that sounds quite clinical or serious. In everyday conversation, people often prefer using 盲人 or 睇唔到嘢 to describe someone who is visually impaired. Using 失明 in casual settings can sound overly dramatic or detached, similar to using a medical diagnosis in a friendly chat.
Examples
He became blind because of an accident.
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Common mistake
Avoid using 失明 as a casual adjective to describe someone who is simply not paying attention or missing something obvious. For that, use 睇唔到 or 盲咗 as a hyperbolic expression instead.
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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.
