粵

起hei2眼ngaan5

hei2 ngaan5qǐ yǎn

English

  1. to catch one's eye (usu. used in the negative)
  2. (adjective) obvious, eye-catching; noticeable
  3. eye-catching; attracting attention

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 容易引起其他人嘅注意;好容易見到

Examples

  • 你呢粒暗瘡好起眼喎。

    The spot on your face is very eye-catching.

  • 呢個廣告咁細,一啲都唔起眼,冇乜用喎。

    This advertisement is so small and negligible. It's of no use.

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

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