睛 (zing1) — eyeball; pupil (of eye) in Cantonese
zingˉ¹睛Mandarin Pinyin: jing1
Meaning of 睛
nouneyeball; pupil (of eye)
Example Sentences with 睛
keoiˏ₅佢waakˍ₆畫lungˎ₄龍dimˊ²點zing1,睛，houˊ²好ging6!勁！
His drawing is the finishing touch, very impressive!
waakˍ₆畫lungˎ₄龍dimˊ²點zing1,睛，zauˍ₆就haiˍ₆係niˉ¹呢dou6.度。
The finishing touch is right here.
gaaˉ¹加geoi˗₃句jeˏ₅嘢waakˍ₆畫lungˎ₄龍dimˊ²點zing1.睛。
Adding a sentence is the masterstroke.
keoiˏ₅佢ge˗₃嘅cit˗₃設gai˗₃計waakˍ₆畫lungˎ₄龍dimˊ²點zing1.睛。
His design has the perfect finishing touch.
niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係waakˍ₆畫lungˎ₄龍dimˊ²點zing1.睛。
This is the crucial finishing touch.
Words Containing 睛
吸睛kap1 zing1
to catch one's attention; to be attractive
眼睛疲勞ngaan5 zing1 pei4 lou4
eyestrain
眼睛ngaan5 zing1
the eyes | [粵]: 眼 (ngaan5)
深睛凸額sam1 zing1 dat6 ngaak6
describes an ugly person (lit., "sunken eyes, bulging forehead")
擦亮眼睛caat3 loeng6 ngaan5 zing1
remove the scales from one's eyes; sharpen one's vigilance
畫龍點睛waak6 lung4 dim2 zing1
add the finishing touch (lit., "bring the painted dragon to life by putting in the pupils of its eyes")
金睛火眼gam1 zing1 fo2 ngaan5
extremely tired/fully alert
開光點睛hoi1 gwong1 dim2 zing1
opening the light and dotting the eyes
眼睛生響頭頂ngaan5 zing1 saang1 hoeng2 tau4 deng2
a metaphor to describe someone who is very arrogant
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