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Found 112 word entries for "见" Link to this search: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/search/?searchtype=1&text=%E8%A7%81
	Word	jyutping	pinyin	Meaning
	再見	zoi3 gin3	zai4 jian4	goodbye; see you soon
	好耐冇見	hou2 noi6 mou5 gin3		粵   long time no see
	見面	gin3 min6	jian4 mian4	to meet
	聽見	teng1 gin3	ting1 jian4	hear; listen
	看見	hon3 gin3	kan4 jian4	國   see; catch sight of
	見到	gin3 dou3*2	jian4 dao4	see; have seen; have met
	可見	ho2 gin3	ke3 jian4	clear (it is the case), visible
	好久不見	hou2 gau2 bat1 gin3	hao3 jiu3 bu4*2 jian4	國   long time no see
	好耐唔見	hou2 noi6 m4 gin3		粵   long time no see
	很久不見	han2 gau2 bat1 gin3	hen3 jiu3 bu4 jian4	long time no see
	見長	gin3 coeng4; gin3 zoeng2	jian4 chang2; jian4 zhang3	to be good at something; grow
	親眼看見	can1 ngaan5 hon3 gin3	qin1 yan3 kan4 jian4	國   see with one's own eyes; personally witness
	意見	ji3 gin3	yi4 jian4	opinion
	見識	gin3 sik1	jian4 shi5	experience, general knowledge
	不見	bat1 gin3	bu4*2 jian4	not see
	不見得	bat1 gin3 dak1	bu4*2 jian4 de2	not necessarily; not likely
	遇見	jyu6 gin3	yu4 jian4	to meet
	預見	jyu6 gin3	yu4 jian4	foresight
	由此可見	jau4 ci2 ho2 gin3	you2 ci3 ke3 jian4	from this it can be seen that
	顯而易見	hin2 ji4 ji6 gin3	xian3 er2 yi4 jian4	obviously; clearly
	接見	zip3 gin3	jie1 jian4	to receive (sb.); to grant an interview to
	見效	gin3 haau6	jian4 xiao4	to have the desired effect; to see the result; effective
	見聞	gin3 man6	jian4 wen2	experience; general knowledge; information; what one sees and hears
	見解	gin3 gaai2	jian4 jie3	opinion; view; viewpoint; perspective; understanding
	常見	soeng4 gin3	chang2 jian4	commonly seen; everyday sight
	聽得見	teng1 dak1 gin3	ting1 de2 jian4	audible
	會見	wui6 gin3	hui4 jian4	to meet with (someone who is paying a visit)
	罕見	hon2 gin3	han3 jian4	rare, rarely seen
	夢見	mung6 gin3	meng4 jian4	vision; dream
	未見	mei6 gin3	wei4 jian4	have yet to be seen; have yet to see
	見過鬼怕黑	gin3 gwo3 gwai2 paa3 hak1		粵   A burnt child dreads the fire
	不見了	bat1 gin3 liu5	bu4 jian4 le5	國   disappear; be missing
	不見棺材不落淚	bat1 gin3 gun1 coi4 bat1 lok6 leoi6	bu4 jian4 guan1 cai2 bu4 luo4 lei4	國   not shed a tear until one sees the coffin - refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
	不見的	bat1 gin3 dik1	bu4 jian4 de5	國   [adj] missing
	瞥見	pit3 gin3	pie1 jian4	catch sight of
	公眾意見	gung1 zung3 ji3 gin3	gong1 zhong4 yi4 jian4	public opinion
	政見	zing3 gin3	zheng4 jian4	political views
	偏見	pin1 gin3	pian1 jian4	prejudice; biased
	見證人	gin3 zing3 jan4	jian4 zheng4 ren2	a witness
	流亡海外異見人士	lau4 mong4 hoi2 ngoi6 ji6 gin3 jan4 si6	liu2 wang2 hai3 wai4 yi4 jian4 ren2 shi4	exiled dissident
	遠見	jyun5 gin3	yuan3 jian4	a sense of "vision"
	高見	gou1 gin3	gao1 jian4	your brilliant idea; your opinion
	成見	sing4 gin3	cheng2 jian4	preconceived idea; prejudice
	見步行步	gin3 bou6 haang4 bou6		粵   deal with things one step at a time
	一針見血	jat1 zam1 gin3 hyut3	yi1 zhen1 jian4 xie3	to the point; exactly right
	起見	hei2 gin3	qi3 jian4	sake; purpose; means to an end
	覲見	gan6 gin3	jin4 jian4	to have an audience with a monarch
	人見人愛	jan4 gin3 jan4 oi3	ren2 jian4 ren2 ai4	everyone will love; lovable; likable
	見習	gin3 zaap6	jian4 xi2	on probation; to learn a job
	見風是雨	gin3 fung1 si6 jyu5	jian4 feng1 shi4 yu3	gullible, believing in whatever others say
	碰見	pung3 gin3	peng4 jian4	to run into; to meet
	有主見	jau5 zyu2 gin3	you3 zhu3 jian4	opinionated; having one's own strong views
	少見	siu2 gin3	shao3 jian4	seldom seen, rare
	少見多怪	siu2 gin3 do1 gwaai3	shao3 jian4 duo1 guai4	things seldom seen are strange
	可見人	ho2 gin3 jan4	ke3 jian4 ren2	to be presentable (in public)
	見諒	gin3 loeng6	jian4 liang4	excuse me, pardon me, forgive me, make allowance for
	不見不散	bat1 gin3 bat1 saan3	bu2 jian4 bu2 san4	not leaving untill seeing each other
	視而不見	si6 ji4 bat1 gin3	shi4 er2 bu4 jian4	to see but not really see; turn a blind eye to
	視而不見，聽而不聞	si6 ji4 bat1 gin3, ting1 ji4 bat1 man4	shi4 er2 bu4 jian4, ting1 er2 bu4 wen2	take no notice; to appear to looking and listening, but not really
	見身郁唔見米白	gin3 san1 juk1 m4 gin3 mai5 baak6		粵   pretending to be hard at work that yields no good result
	見者有份	gin3 ze2 jau5 fan6	jian4 zhe3 you3 fen4	finders keepers
	醜婦終須見家翁	cau2 fu5 zung1 seoi1 gin3 gaa1 jung1	chou3 fu4 zhong1 zu1 jian4 jia1 weng1	粵   sooner or later one's shortcomings and faults will be shown to others
	三魂唔見七魄	saam1 wan4 m4 gin3 cat1 paak3	san1 hun2 wu2 jian4 qi1 po4	粵   to be freaked out; to be scared out of one's wits; to have the living daylights scared out of oneself
	驚見	ging1 gin3	jing1 jian4	be appalled to see; be awed at the sight of
	初見	co1 gin3	chu1 jian4	to see for the first time
	相見恨晚	soeng1 gin4 han6 maan5	xiang1 jian4 hen4 wan3	regret not having met earlier
	見怪	gin3 gwaai3	jian4 guai4	to be offended by; to take offence; to mind
	喜聞樂見	hei2 man4 lok6 gin3	xi3 wen2 le4 jian4	to enjoy hearing and seeing; to like to hear and see
	啞佬相見，默默無言	aa2 lou2 soeng1 gin3 mak6 mak6 mou4 jin4	ya3 lao3 xiang1 jian4 mo4 mo4 wu2 yan2	粵   when two mute people meet they are speechless; to have nothing to say to each other
	見招拆招	gin3 ziu1 caak3 ziu3	jian4 zhao1 chai1 zhao1	粵   to deal with an opponents moves one by one with counter moves
	見鑊打鑊	gin3 wok6 daa2 wok6	jian4 huo4 da3 huo4	粵   to warn sb. that each time you see him you'll beat him up; to always beating people up
	買少見少	maai5 siu2 gin3 siu2	mai3 shao3 jian4 shao3	粵   seldomly seen; rare
	見面禮	gin3 min6 lai5	jian4 mian4 li3	a gift offered to someone whom one meets for the first time
	見高就拜見低就踩	gin3 gou1 zau6 baai3 gin3 dai1 zau6 caai2		粵   snobbish
	以...見稱	ji5 gin3 cing1	yi3 jian4 cheng1	noted as...; famous for...; known for...
	朝見口，晚見面	ziu1 gin3 hau2, maan5 gin3 min6	zhao1 jian4 kou3, wan3 jian4 mian4	粵   to see each other all the time; to see each other morning and evening
	見賢思齊	gin3 jin4 si1 cai4	jian4 xian2 si1 qi2	emulate a good and wise man; emulate a worthy person
	見飯	gin3 faan6	jian4 fan4	粵   of rice to rise or swell during cooking
	相形見絀	soeng1 jing4 gin3 zyut3	xiang1 xing2 jian4 chu4	pale into insignificance
	屢見不鮮	leoi5 gin3 bat1 sin2	lv3 jian4 bu4 xian3	of sth. to be commonplace; pretty much an everyday occurance
	百聞不如一見	baak3 man4 bat1 jyu4 jat1 gin3	bai3 wen2 bu4 ru2 yi1 jian4	seeing is believing
	見機行事	gin3 gei1 hang4 si6	jian4 ji1 xing2 shi4	act according to the present circumstances
	參見	caam1 gin3	can1 jian4	refer to; pay respects to
	見利忘義	gin3 lei6 mong4 ji6	jian4 ​li4 ​wang4 ​yi4	to see profit and forget morality
	灼見	coek3 gin3	zhuo2 jian4	to see clearly; deep insight, profound view
	鮮見	sin2 gin3	xian3 jian4	seldom or rarely seen
	越窮越見鬼	jyut6 kung4 jyut6 gin3 gwai2	yue4 qiong2 yue4 jian4 gui3	粵   when one is in bad luck it just seems to get worse
	求見	kau4 gin3	qiu2 jian4	request to see; request an audience with
	見財化水	gin3 coi4 faa3 seoi2	jian4 cai2 hua4 shui3	money goes down the drain
	見證	gin3 zing3	jian4 zheng4	give witness; witness
	聞見棺材香	man4 gin3 gun1 coi4 hoeng1		粵   have one foot in the grave
	一見如故	jat1 gin3 jyu4 gu3	yi1 jian4 ru2 gu4	hit it off right away
	殺人不見血	saat3 jan4 bat1 gin3 hyut3	sha1 ren2 bu2 jian4 xue4 (PRC), sha1 ren2 bu2 jian4 xie3 (Taiwan)	to kill or destroy a person with finesse
	國際見聞	gwok3 zai3 gin3 man6	guo2 ji4 jian4 wen2	International Background Knowledge
	見死不救	gin3 sei2 bat1 gau3	jian4 si3 bu4*2 jiu4	to not save someone in trouble
	另見	ling6 gin3	ling4 jian4	cf., see also
	耶和華見證人	je4 wo4 waa4 gin3 zing3 jan4	ye1 he4 hua2 jian4 zheng4 ren2	Jehovah's Witnesses
	個人淺見	go3 jan4 cin2 gin3	ge4 ren2 qian3 jian4	in my humble opinion
	人見人愛車見車載	jan4 gin3 jan4 oi3 ce1 gin3 ce1 zoi3	ren2 jian4 ren2 ai4 che1 jian4 che1 zai3	everyone will love; lovable; likable
	見字如見人	gin3 zi6 jyu4 gin3 jan4		handwriting can determine one's personality
	路見不平、拔刀相助	lou6 gin3 bat1 ping4, bat6 dou1 soeng1 zo6	lu4 jian4 bu4 ping2, ba2 dao1 xiang1 zhu4	fight against unjustice; help fight for the weak and mistreated
	何以見得	ho4 ji5 gin3 dak1	he2 yi3 jian4 de2	why do you think so; how do you come to this conclusion
	鄙見	pei2 gin3	bi3 jian4	my despised (base) opinion [a self-deprecatory expression]
	捉襟見肘	zuk1 kam1 gin3 zaau2	zhuo1 jin1 jian4 zhou3	in dire straits
	拜神唔見雞	baai3 san4 m4 gin3 gai1		粵   murmuring a complaint
	瑕瑜互見	haa4 jyu4 wu6 gin3	xia2 yu2 hu4 jian4	both one's defects and merits are apparent; one's strengths and weaknesses are obvious to the eye
	見好就收	gin3 hou2 zau6 sau1	jian4 hao3 jiu4 shou1	quit while ahead
	月見草	jyut6 gin3 cou2	yue4 jian4 cao3	evening primrose, oenothera
	見光死	gin3 gwong1 sei2	jian4 guang1 si3	once exposed can't be hidden again
	未見官先打八十	mei6 gin3 gun1 sin1 daa2 baat3 sap6	wei4 jian4 guan1 xian1 da3 ba1 shi2	pay heavy price to pursue an objective
	英雄所見略同	jing1 hung4 so2 gin3 loek6 tung4	ying1 xiong2 suo3 jian4 lve4 tong2	great minds think alike
	見使	gin3 sai2	jian4 shi3	粵   large enough for