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睇tai2通tung1

tai2 tung1dì tōnginferred

English

  1. "See through" means to understand the details and implications of a situation or thing. It is usually used in a negative context, such as understanding the truth or conspiracy of something, or discovering someone's true identity.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 「睇通」係指明白某啲事情或情況,理解其中嘅細節同含義。通常用係負面嘅情況,例如明白某件事嘅真相或陰謀,或者發現咗某人嘅真面目。

Examples

  • 我終於睇通呢個人嘅性格,以後會帶眼識人

    I finally understand his character, and I will use my eyes to recognize people from now on.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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