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Definition
The pupil of the eye.
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How it's used
瞳人 is a formal or medical term for the pupil of the eye. In everyday spoken Cantonese, people almost exclusively use 瞳孔 instead, as 瞳人 carries a slightly literary or classical nuance. You will mostly encounter it in clinical settings or written reports rather than casual conversation.
Measure word
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The doctor is checking his pupils.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 瞳孔, which is the standard term used in both daily speech and medical contexts. Using 瞳人 in casual conversation may sound overly dramatic or archaic.
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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.
