金睛火眼
gam1 zing1 fo2 ngaan5jīn jīng huǒ yǎn
English
- extremely tired
- fully alert
- (of people) keen eyes able to discern the real from the fake; literally: gold pupils and fiery eyes (the Monkey King's eyes which can recognize the monsters through their human make up in "Journey to the West")
- to be on guard; to remain vigilant; to burn the midnight oil so as to accomplish a task
- red eyes resulting from the fatigue of intense concentration; the dry, inflamed eyes are thought to resemble fire
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容人夠眼利，能夠識別真偽；本來指《西遊記》主角孫悟空嗰對睇得穿妖怪變化術嘅眼睛
- 引申為打醒精神，或長時間不眠不休去進行一件任務。
- 引申為長時間工作後眼睛極之疲倦，眼乾又熱似火熱
Examples
呢單嘢真係捱到我金睛火眼。
This job has left my eyes red and exhausted.
呢單嘢你一定要金睛火眼幫我睇住。
For this job I need you to keep a watchful eye. ----
呢批畫有真有假，要靠你對金睛火眼幫我分辨下嘞。
This batch of paintings contains both real and fake ones. I need your keen eyes to tell them apart. ----
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk