開眼 (hoi1 ngaan5 | kai1 yan3) : to begin a performance or movie

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開眼

hoi1 ngaan5

kai1 yan3

to begin a performance or movie

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 866,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

開眼 / 开眼

This word has been viewed 2084 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 21st Aug 2005 05:17 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

開 hoi1 - open
眼 ngaan5 - eye

5 compounds containing this word:

開眼界 - broaden, expand one's horizons
見錢開眼 - money grubber
擘開眼 - to open the eyes
大開眼界 - real eye-opener
擘開眼講大話 - blatantly tell a lie; have the audacity to tell a lie with one's eyes wide open

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今次環遊世界令我大開眼界粵
Traveling around the world really expanded my horizons.

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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *