粵

眼ngaan5力lik6

ngaan5 lik6yǎn lì

English

  1. eyesight
  2. strength of vision
  3. the ability to make discerning judgments
  4. eyesight; vision
  5. used figuratively to refer to the ability to discern details

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 視力;用對眼嚟睇嘢嘅能力
  2. 引申為觀察細微細眼嘢嘅能力

Examples

  • 真沒眼力見兒。

    He has no sense of reading the room.

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  • 老人家眼力通常比較差。

    The elderly usually have poorer eyesight. ----

  • 「呢版第十二行打錯咗隻字喎。」「嘩,咁好眼力嘅你!」

    "There's a typo on line 12 of this page." "Whoa, you have a keen eye!"

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

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