目 (muk6 | mu4) : eye

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目

muk6

mu4

[1] [n] eye [2] [v] look; regard; see [3] [n] table of contents; category

Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 目 (#109)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

目

Don't confuse with:
白自且

This word has been viewed 14606 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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金目鱸 gam1 muk6 lou4 jin1 mu4 lu2 = Barramundi; Lates calcarifer (catadromous fish of Latidae Perciformes); asian sea bass [粵]盲鰽

目的 muk6 dik1 mu4 di4 = target; objective; goal

面目 min6 muk6 mian4 mu4 = face, appearance

數目 sou3 muk6 shu4 mu4 = amount; number

目光 muk6 gwong1 mu4 guang1 = vision; sight

目前 muk6 cin4 mu4 qian2 = presently; at the present; now

眼目 ngaan5 muk6 yan3 mu4 = eyes

醒目 sing2 muk6 xing3 mu4 = intelligent; showing initiative; eye-catching; awake

醒目仔 sing2 muk6 zai2 xing3 mu4 zai3 = clever child (male) 粵

醒目女 sing2 muk6 neoi5*2 xing3 mu4 nv3 = clever child (female) 粵
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佢嘅真正目的係也嘢？粵
What's his real plan?

邊個叫佢眼高手低吖；無論佢嘅目標有幾崇高，佢都冇能力去做嘅。粵
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.

目前的金融海嘯可能成為黃金復興的契機
This economic tsunami could well be the turning point for gold to be fashionable again.

目前已經重開
Presently it's already reopened.

打探商業情報﹐先至係佢參加旅行團嘅真正目的。粵
Spying out business secrets is the true purpose of his joining the tour.
[先至係 (to be really) is always used for emphasis.]

人生最困擾之事莫過於喪失了人生目標。
The biggest perplexity in life is losing the goal of life.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 目
Unicode code for this character: U+76EE (off-site link)

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