粵

開hoi1眼ngaan5

simp开眼
hoi1 ngaan5inferredkāi yǎn

English

  1. to open one's eyes
  2. to widen one's horizons

Examples

  • 张开眼睛。

    Open your eyes.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 睁开眼睛。

    Open your eyes.

    Tatoeba · howd CC BY

  • 请睁开眼睛。

    Open your eyes, please.

    Tatoeba · asosan CC BY

  • 婚前張開眼,婚後半閉眼。

    Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 剛出生的小雞還沒有睜開眼睛。

    The newborn chicks still have not opened their eyes.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 再要开眼界,去看人民广场下面的地下商场。

    To broaden your view, go see the underground shopping mall beneath People's Square.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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