粵

心sam1不bat1在zoi6焉jin4

sam1 bat1 zoi6 jin4xīn bù zài yān

English

  1. absent-minded
  2. preoccupied
  3. inattentive
  4. with one's thoughts wandering
  5. inattentive; distracted

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔專注;失魂;諗緊第二樣嘢;心思唔喺呢度

Examples

  • 他心不在焉。

    He's absent-minded.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 他在課堂上心不在焉。

    He had his head in the clouds in class.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 她心不在焉的把車子撞在了柱子上。

    By lack of attention, she hit the post with her car.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 做乜心不在焉啊?你係咪有心事啊?

    Why are you not paying attention? Are you thinking of other things?

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

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