眼白白

Chinese

		eye	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
simp. and trad. (眼白白)		眼	白	白

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁵ baak⁶ baak⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaan⁵ baak⁶ baak⁶
    • Yale: ngáahn baahk baahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ baak⁹ baak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngan⁵ bag⁶ bag⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːn¹³ paːk̚² paːk̚²/

Adverb

眼白白

1. (Cantonese) helplessly; powerlessly

   佢眼白白望住佢瞓喺病床嘅爸爸過身。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢眼白白望住佢𰥛喺病床嘅爸爸过身。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ ngaan⁵ baak⁶ baak⁶ mong⁶ zyu⁶ keoi⁵ fan³ hai² beng⁶ cong⁴ ge³ baa^1-4 baa¹ gwo³ san¹. [Jyutping]

   He looked helplessly at his father passing away on his deathbed.

Synonyms

• 眼巴巴 (yǎnbābā)
• 眼睜睜／眼睁睁 (yǎnzhēngzhēng)