粵

一jat1眼ngaan5關gwaan1七cat1

simp一眼关七
jat1 ngaan5 gwaan1 cat1yī yǎn guān qī

English

  1. (adj.) to be aware of everything happening at the moment; to be on alert, multitasking
  2. to be on the alert; to be aware of or to handle concurrent events; literally: one eye looking at seven (directions)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 同時注意或兼顧多方面嘅情況

Examples

  • 舞台管理要一眼關七,唔係咁易做㗎。

    Stage management requires control of everything happening in the same time. It's not an easy task at all.

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

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