睇化
tai2 faa3dì huà
English
- (adj.) nonchalant; phlegmatic; jaded
- (v.) to remain calm even when something good or bad happens to you; to take nothing to heart to remain unbothered or unaffected by whatever that happens; to have a zen attitude about something; to see through the vanity of something; to be at peace with oneself no matter what is going on; to be disillusioned with something
- to adopt a stance of indifference to the life's problems; to calmly accept whatever comes along (as one gets old or as one has experienced enough of life). Literally: watch the transform
粵語 — Cantonese
- 睇透世事,所以對任何嘢都冇所謂;比睇開更淡然;參考:化
Examples
睇得化
accept calmly when bad things come along
睇唔化
cannot accept calmly when bad things come along
咁大個人,乜都睇化晒啦,仲有乜好嘈。
At this age, I am indifferent to these problems, it's meaningless to complain.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk