sung1忪
Jyutpingsung1
Yalesūng
Definition
Bleary or tired-looking eyes.
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How it's used
Describes the specific state of being dazed, groggy, or lacking focus due to sleep deprivation or exhaustion. It carries a sense of physical looseness or lack of alertness that contrasts with being sharp or awake. Often used to describe someone who is physically present but mentally drifting.
Examples
He didn't sleep last night, he looks so bleary-eyed now.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 鬆, which refers to being loose, relaxed, or not tight. While they share a similar visual component, 忪 is specifically tied to mental or physical grogginess.
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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.
