眼看

眼看

Chinese

		eye	to see; to look at; to look after to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think
simp. and trad. (眼看)		眼	看

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎnkàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁵ hon³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnkàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnkàn
    • Wade–Giles: yen³-kʻan⁴
    • Yale: yǎn-kàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeankann
    • Palladius: янькань (janʹkanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kʰän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaan⁵ hon³
    • Yale: ngáahn hon
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ hon³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngan⁵ hon³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːn¹³ hɔːn³³/

Verb

眼看

1. to look on passively; to watch helplessly
2. to see; to watch (something that is happening)

Synonyms

• (to look on passively):

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任憑／任凭 (rènpíng) 坐視／坐视 (zuòshì)

聽任／听任 (tīngrèn) 聽憑／听凭 (tīngpíng)

• (to see): 眼見／眼见 (yǎnjiàn)

Adverb

眼看

1. soon; in a moment

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 眼看

即便 (jíbiàn) (literary) 即刻 (jíkè) 登即 (dēngjí) 立刻 (lìkè) 立即 (lìjí) 即時／即时 (jíshí) (formal) 及時／及时 (jíshí) 應時／应时 (yìngshí) 當即／当即 (dāngjí) 當時／当时 (dàngshí)

登時／登时 (dēngshí) 眼見／眼见 (yǎnjiàn) 立時／立时 (lìshí) 立馬／立马 (lìmǎ) 第一時間／第一时间 (dì-yī shíjiān) 隨即／随即 (suíjí) 隨手／随手 (suíshǒu) 頓時／顿时 (dùnshí) 馬上／马上 (mǎshàng)