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睇電視

tai2 din6 si6

di4 dian4 shi4

to watch television | 書、華: 看電視

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3

睇電視 / 睇电视

睇 tai2 di4 ti1 ti2 - to watch; read; glance at
電 din6 dian4 - lightning; electricity
視 si6 shi4 - look at; observe; see; watch

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呢排我成日都睇電視粵 edit
Recently I've been watching tv all day.

我一定要睇電視粵 edit
I must watch TV!
[(spoken by someone obviously addicted to TV!)]

我唔睇電視唔得喇! 粵 edit
I need to watch TV!
[Literally "I cannot not watch TV".]

This word was added by bybell on 4th Dec 2005 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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