眼睜睜 (ngaan5 zang1 zang1) — looking on helplessly in Cantonese
ngaanˏ₅眼zangˉ¹睜zangˉ¹睜简 眼睁睁
Mandarin Pinyin: yan3 zheng1 zheng1
Meaning of 眼睜睜
nounlooking on helplessly
Example Sentences with 眼睜睜
ngaanˏ₅眼zapˉ¹睜zapˉ¹睜taiˊ²睇zyuˍ₆住keoiˏ₅佢zauˊ²走。
Watched him leave with wide eyes.
ngoˏ₅我ngaanˏ₅眼zapˉ¹睜zapˉ¹睜gam˗₃咁dangˊ²等。
I waited helplessly.
ngaanˏ₅眼zapˉ¹睜zapˉ¹睜taiˊ²睇zyuˍ₆住satˍ₆蝕。
Watched the loss unfold helplessly.
keoiˏ₅佢ngaanˏ₅眼zapˉ¹睜zapˉ¹睜gam˗₃咁mongˍ₆望zyuˍ₆住。
He stared blankly.
keoiˏ₅佢ngaanˏ₅眼zapˉ¹睜zapˉ¹睜gam˗₃咁haam˗₃喊。
He cried with wide, unseeing eyes.
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