粵

眼ngaan5球kau4

ngaan5 kau4yǎn qiú

English

  1. eyeball
  2. eyeball
  3. (fig.) attention
  4. figuratively, attention

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 人體嘅視覺器官,構成眼睛嘅主要部位(量詞:個/隻)
  2. 比喻關注某一事物嘅精神力量

Examples

  • 吸引眼球

    to draw one's attention

  • 戴隱形眼鏡嘅時候,要將佢好小心咁放落眼球。

    When you wear contact lenses, you need to place the lenses on your eyeballs carefully. ----

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

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