粵

發faat3呆ngoi4

simp发呆
faat3 ngoi4fā dāi

English

  1. to stare blankly
  2. to be stunned
  3. to be lost in thought
  4. to be in a daze; to be idle

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 冇任何動作,兩眼放空,又唔係思考緊噉嘅狀態

Examples

  • 我在发呆。

    I'm out of it.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 望着天花板发呆,还不如读一读小说。

    You might as well read a novel instead of staring at the ceiling.

    Tatoeba · zhouj1955 CC BY

  • 你喺度發乜嘢吽哣,快啲開工。

    你為什麼在發呆?快點開始工作。 (nei5 wai6 sam6 mo1 zoi6 faat3 ngoi4? faai3 dim2 hoi1 ci2 gung1 zok3)

    Why are you standing like a tree? Move! Get back to work.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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