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親眼睇見

can1 ngaan5 tai2 gin3

see with one's own eyes; personally witness | Synon. : 親眼睇到 | Synon.: 親眼看到, 親眼看見

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

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 115

親眼睇見

親 can1 can3 qin1 qin4 {qing4} - relative, parent
眼 ngaan5 yan3 en3 - eye; look
睇 tai2 di4 ti1 ti2 - to watch; read; glance at
見 gin3 jin6 jian4 - see, observe; visit

This word was added by tym on 28th Jul 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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