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望眼欲穿
  mong6 ngaan5 juk6 cyun1   jyutping
  wang4 yan3 yu4 chuan1   pinyin
look forward with eager anticipation; anxiously await; hanker after; all agog
[literal] keep gazing longingly till one's eyes are strained

[synonym] 望穿秋水
Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
望眼欲穿

This word has been viewed 1240 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by yuetwoh on 30th Oct 2016 21:53 and last edited on 11th Jun 2017 03:40
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Characters in this word:

 mong6  -  look towards; gaze at; hope; call on
 ngaan5  -  eye
 juk6  -  want; wish; about to
穿  cyun1  -  penetrate; pierce; pass through; wear
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