Cantonese Word of the Day
睇
/TAI/ • verb — 5th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to look, to watch, to read (colloquial Cantonese)
Examples
- 我想睇電影。
(I want to watch a movie.) - 我喺圖書館睇書。
(I'm reading (books) in the library.) - 佢成日喺電視睇足球賽。
(He often watches football matches on TV.)
Synonyms
- 看
- 望
睇 is the everyday Cantonese verb for seeing, watching or reading (e.g., 睇電影, 睇書). It is used in spoken Hong Kong Cantonese more than the formal character 看. Use 睇 for casual contexts; combine with objects (電影, 書, 電視, 影片) to indicate what is being watched or read.
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