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頕天望地
daam1 tin1 mong6 dei6 |
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to have nothing to do, be inattentive (also 眈天望地) Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:頕 daam1 - raise (head)天 tin1 - sky, heaven 望 mong6 - look towards; gaze at; hope; call on 地 dei6 dei6*2 - earth; land; district; location | ||
One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:眈天望地 daam1 tin1 mong6 dei6 = to have nothing to do, be inattentive (lit., "staring at the sky and looking at the ground") |
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