眼ngaan5坦taan2坦taan2

ngaan5 taan2 taan2yǎn tǎn tǎn

English

to look on in despair and with frustration
with dull eyes, often because of fatigue or complete defeat

粵語 — Cantonese

目光呆滯，多數因為極之疲倦或失敗

Examples

佢買咗車仔，輸錢輸到眼癱癱。
He bet on Chelsea, lost his money, and now you can see the defeat in his eyes.

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

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