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  tai2   jyutping
  di4   pinyin
[1] see; look; view; read
[2] watch; look after; care for
[2] believe; think; consider

verb
Stroke count: 12
Level: 2
Radical: (#109)

This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 45113 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Nov 2014 10:08

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detail  tai2 hei3   = to watch a movie
detail  tai2 gin3   = see; catch sight of
detail  tau1 tai2   = to peek, to peep
detail  tai2 dou3*2   = look; have looked
detail  tai2 lei4   = seem; appear
detail  hou2 tai2  hao3 di4 = good-looking
detail  tai2 ji1 sang1   = consult a doctor
detail  tai2 m4 hei2  di4 wu2 qi3 = look down upon
detail  tai2 beng6   = consult a doctor
detail  tai2 cing1 co2   = to see clearly
detail  tai2 lau6 ngaan5   = overlook
detail  tai2 zung3  di4 zhong4 = take a fancy to; settle on
detail  tai2 sou1  di4 sao1 = watch a show
detail  tai2 haa5  di4 xia4 = take a look; check sth. out
detail  can1 ngaan5 tai2 dou3*2   = see with one's own eyes; personally witness
detail  can1 ngaan5 tai2 gin3   = see with one's own eyes; personally witness
detail  mou5 ngaan5 tai2   = cannot bear to look (at sth.)
detail  tai2 m4 jap6 ngaan5  di4 m2 ru4 yan3 = not to one's liking
detail  tai2 faat3   = view, opinion
detail  tai2 dak1 hei2   = hold dear
detail 穿  tai2 cyun1   = see through sth
detail  tai2 soeng3   = read face; tell future; fortune telling
detail  tai2 lai4   = seem
detail  tai2 dai1   = underrate
detail  tai2 faa3   = take nothing to heart
detail  tai2 siu2   = underestimate; look down on sb, despise sb
detail  soeng1 tai2   = blind date; identify a dead body
detail  tai2 hei2   = to have a high opinion of someone
detail  tai2 syu1   = to read
detail  tai2 tai2   = have a look
detail  tai2 din6 si6  di4 dian4 shi4 = watch TV
detail  tai2 gwo3   = 1) saw already, 2) that depends on...
detail  tai2 haa5   = that depends on...
detail  tai2 lung4 syun4   = to watch dragon boat races
detail  tai2 gwo3 sin1 laa1   = that depends
detail  tai2 haa5 sin1 laa1   = take a look
detail  tai2 paau2 maa5   = to watch/gamble at horse races
detail  tai2 lai4 cau3 laa1   = that depends
detail  tai2 zyu6  di4 zhu4 = look out; keep an eye
detail  naan4 tai2  nan2 di4 = ugly
detail  tai2 bou3 zi2   = to read a newspaper
detail  ziu3 ngo5 tai2   = from my point of view
detail  tai2 ngaam1   = found the right one
detail  ngaam1 tai2   = appropriate to see
detail  tai2 sou3   = ask for the bill at a restaurant
detail  dim2 tai2   = however you see it; how do you see it? what's your opinion?
detail  jat1 bun2 tung1 syu1 tai2 dou3 lou5   = rigid, inflexible (in one's views)
detail  tai2 bo1   = watch ball games
detail  tai2 lau6   = to overlook (in terms of skipping over something)
detail  tai2 m4 gwo3 ngaan5   = can't tolerate
detail  tai2 soeng3 lou2   = fortune teller
detail  tai2 seoi2   = keep watch (in a clandestine activity)
detail  faan2 gwo3 lai4 tai2   = on the other hand
detail  tai2 mak6   = to feel (take) the pulse
detail  tai2 seoi1   = to look down upon, to despise
detail  tai2 fung1 seoi2   = to practice geomancy
detail  sei2 bei2 nei5 tai2   = "I'll show you!"
detail  tai2 sei2   = underestimate
detail  kam1 tai2   = looks good even after an extended period of time
detail  tai2 lau4*2   = showing (of a rental property to prospective clients)
detail  tai2 coeng4   = to watch and guard an illegal gambling den
detail 尿  tai2 gin3 daai6 se4 o1 niu6   = to be surprised like a country hick when one sees something unusual
detail  tai2 lou6   = to be careful (lit., "to watch the road")
detail  tai2 baak6   = to come to a conclusion
detail  zaau6 ngaan5 tai2  zhou4 yan3 di4 = at first glance
detail  zaai1 tai2 m4 maai5  zhai1 di4 wu2 mai3 = just looking not buying
detail  tai2 paa3  di4 pa4 = it looks like...; I'm afraid...
detail  waang4 tai2 dim6 tai2  heng2 di4 dian1 di4 = no matter how you look at it, it..
detail  tai2 m4 seon6 ngaan5  di4 wu2 shun4 yan3 = be offensive to the eye; be an eyesore; can's stand looking at
detail  sik1 tai2 jan4 mei4 tau4 ngaan5 ngaak6   = to be sensitive to the feelings of other people
detail  tai2 m4 hoi1   = can't find a way out
detail  tai2 m4 tung1   = can't figure out a solution
detail  tai2 sung3 sik6 faan6   = to be careful, to be cautious
detail ...  tai2 zoi6 ge3 fan6 soeng6  di4 zai4 ge2 fen4 shang4 = to give somebody face due to ...
detail  lou5 faan1 tai2 bong2 dai6 jat1  lao3 fan1 di4 bang3 di4 yi1 = to be positioned in last place; last place; come last
detail  tai2 lok6   = come across as; seem; appear
detail  tai2 hoi1 di1   = not take to heart
detail  tai2 cing4 jing4   = depending on circumstances
detail  fong3 coeng4 soeng1 ngaan5 tai2  fang4 chang2 shuang1 yan3 di4 = just watch; open your eyes and take a good look
detail  tai2 dou3 ngaan5 dou1 dat6 maai4  di4 dao4 yan3 dou1 tu1 mai2 = be appalled at the sight of sth.
detail  sau1 tai2   = watch TV
detail  tai2 zing3   = treat a patient
detail  tai2 zyu6 dong3 taan1   = hold down the fort
detail  ziu3 gam2 tai2   = such being the case
detail  loeng5 tai2   = it depends
detail  tai2 tau4; tai2 tau4*2   = sth worth seeing; follow the lead

Showing all 36 examples containing 睇
detail audio 呢排成日睇電視
Recently I've been watching tv all day.
detail audio 一定要睇電視
I must watch TV!
[(spoken by someone obviously addicted to TV!)]
detail audio 睇電視唔得!
I need to watch TV!
[Literally "I cannot not watch TV".]
detail audio 咪郁!!郁嚟郁去前面
Don't move!! I can't see the front when you keep moving.
[the meaning of 咪郁 and 唔好郁 is the same basically, but the young people would like to say 咪郁 more than 唔好郁.]
detail audio 聖誕期間電視好多!
There are lots of good films on TV at Christmas!
detail audio 多謝收睇
thank you for watching
detail audio 睇到封信時候已經離開香港
By the time you read this letter, I will have already left Hong Kong.
[This line of dialogue is often heard in TV soap operas! :-)]
detail 等我睇睇
Let me see (let me have a look).
detail 琴日一套有啲地方幾好
I saw a film yesterday... some parts were okay.
[Lit. I yesterday see-already [counter] film, have place (note: this is a figurative use of place) quite good watch.]
detail 琴日一套少少好睇
I saw a film yesterday... it wasn't very good.
[Lit. I yesterday see-already film, have little-bit good-watch]
detail 琴日一套有啲好睇
I saw a film yesterday... it wasn't very good.
[I yesterday see-already [counter] film, have little-little good-watch]
detail 琴日一套一啲好睇
I saw a film yesterday... it was average.
[I yesterday see-already one film, have little-bit good watch.]
detail 你嘅真係好似好攰
Seeing your face, you must be really tired.
[Lit. see your face, really seem very tired [particles]]
detail 琴晚一套感人
I saw a moving film yesterday evening.
[Lit. I yesterday evening see-already one [counter] moving [possessive particle] film.]
detail 難睇
Are my (Chinese) characters that hard to read?
[Lit. Me [plural counter] characters very hard read [particle]? D=啲 and is commonly used in Hong Kong.]
detail 唔該睇住
Please keep an eye on my stuff.
[Parsing: 唔該 please | 你 you | 同 for | 我 me | 睇 watch | 住 keep | 啲嘢 the stuff.]
detail 特登
Young Lam has come especially to see you, you know.
[係...㗎 (or 嘅) is used to emphasize a fact.]
detail audio 係咪三級片
Are you watching porn?
[Lit. You are-not watching erotic movie?]
detail audio 表演之後O
I was also speechless (with surprise) after seeing him performed.
detail audio 但係
He/She is reading a book, but I can't see what it's called.
detail 入去實驗室睇吓我嘅雷射
Follow me into my lab and take a look at my laser.
detail audio 橫掂順便睇戲
Let's go for a movie as we are already here anyway!
detail 唔好上面睇書!
Don't bend over the desk to read!
detail 家下𨂾光黑嚟唔切
It is already dusk, I don't think we can make it in time.
detail audio 靚女睇戲梗係𦧲飯應
A pretty girl is willing to catch a movie with you. Surely that is something you wished for.
detail audio 成日喺度寫埋無聊費事
He writes so much nonsense that I don't even bother reading it.
detail 自瀆睇法
What are your views on masturbation?
detail 一個別具一格建築物
I will bring you to see a unique building.
detail 琴日一套但係一啲唔好
I saw a film yesterday, and boy did it suck.
[Lit. I yesterday see-already [counter] film, however one little bit also not good-watch.]
detail 唔使幾耐可以睇到精彩
In due course, you'll see a spectacular display.
[Lit. in good time, you then can see-arrive one [counter] brilliant [possessive particle] play. 不消多久=唔使幾耐]
detail 屋企黑猛猛好似盲咗
The house is so dark it's like I'm blind.
detail 啱啱卡通好似𠵇𠺫唔知發生
The anime I was watching just now seemed strange, I'm not quite sure what was going on.
[Lit. I just-now see that [counter] anime seem very strange, not-know happen what-matter]
detail 黃色紫色好唔好
Yellow and purple match, does it look good?
detail 睇起困難但係落去好容易
This task seems quite difficult, but doing it is really easy.
[Aspect markers 起嚟 and 落去 function rather like antonyms, originally meaning "starting to" and "carrying on" respectively. ]
detail 睇書乜滯
He seldom if ever reads.
detail 都係比較揸拿好過投資小生意
I am of the view that buying property has more assurance, better than investing in small businesses.

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