zeoi6 zing1 wui6 san4聚精會神聚精会神

Jyutpingzeoi6 zing1 wui6 san4

Yalejeuih jīng wuih sàhn

動詞

Definition

To concentrate one's attention; to be highly focused and attentive.

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How it's used

This idiom carries a sense of intense, almost visual focus, often implying that the person is so absorbed in a task that they are oblivious to their surroundings. It is frequently used to describe someone engaged in detailed work, studying, or watching something intently. While it is a four character idiom, it fits naturally into spoken Cantonese when paired with the adverbial marker 咁 to describe the manner of an action.

Examples

keoi5佢zeoi6聚zing1精wui6會san4神gam3咁tai2睇gan2緊bun2本syu1書。

He is concentrating hard on reading the book.

nei5你zou6做gan2緊je5嘢go2嗰zan6陣ho2可m4唔ho2可ji5以zeoi6聚zing1精wui6會san4神di1啲aa4呀？

Can you be more focused while you are working?

Common phrases

zeoi6聚zing1精wui6會san4神gam3咁teng1聽

listening with full attention

zeoi6聚zing1精wui6會san4神gam3咁tai2睇

watching with full attention

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use this as a direct verb like focus, but it functions more like an adverbial phrase describing how one is doing something. It is almost always followed by 咁 when modifying a verb, such as 聚精會神咁聽.