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睇tai2化faa3

tai2 faa3dì huà

English

  1. (adj.) nonchalant; phlegmatic; jaded
  2. (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
  3. 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

  1. 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

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