zit6睫
Jyutpingzit6
Yalejiht
Definition
Eyelash.
colloquialbody
How it's used
The character 睫 is almost exclusively used as a bound morpheme within the compound 眼睫毛. While it refers to the eyelash itself, you will rarely hear someone refer to it as just 睫 in spoken Cantonese. Always use the full term 眼睫毛 to ensure clarity and naturalness.
Examples
Did you see an eyelash fall into your eye?
Related words
Common phrases
eyelash
Common mistake
Do not use 睫 as a standalone noun in conversation, as it will sound like a literary or incomplete fragment. Always attach the full term 眼睫毛.
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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.
