眼光光
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English
- (adverb) to describe when someone is looking vacantly
- gazing aimlessly
- staring blankly into space, as though they are comtemplating something or distracted in their own thoughts; to describe how someone is looking on helplessly; to describe how someone is gaping
- gawking eagerly; to describe how someone is gazing longingly; to describe how someone is looking on expectantly; (adj.) eyes wide open, to describe someone who is wide awake and cannot sleep at night
- open-eyed and not feeling sleepy; staring blankly; wide awake; to have trouble falling asleep ; literally: eyes bright bright
粵語 — Cantonese
- 張開眼睛,呆望,凝望;訓唔着
Examples
我尋晚眼光光到天光呀。
Yesterday I couldn't sleep and stayed up all night.
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我成晚眼光光望住個天花板。
I spent the whole night staring at the ceiling, unable to sleep.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk