覷睛

See also: 觑睛

Chinese

		to spy; watch for	eye
trad. (覷睛)		覷	睛
simp. (觑睛)		觑	睛
alternative forms		覷淺／觑浅 焠筅

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhuh-chhéng / chhù-chhéng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, dated in Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhuh-chhéng
    • Tâi-lô: tshuh-tshíng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhuhzheang
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou, Taipei, Xiamen): /t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhù-chhéng
    • Tâi-lô: tshù-tshíng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhuozheang
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

Adjective

覷睛 (Zhangzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien)

1. myopic; near-sighted; short-sighted
2. (figurative) short-sighted; lacking foresight

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 近視 (“myopic; near-sighted; short-sighted”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		近視, 短視
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	近視
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	近光
	Liuzhou	瞇趨
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	眊
Cantonese	Guangzhou	近視
	Hong Kong	近視
Hakka	Meixian	近視
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	近視
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	近視
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	近視
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	近視
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	近視
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	近視
Huizhou	Jixi	近視
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	近視
Southern Min	Xiamen	覷懵, 覷目
	Quanzhou	覷懵, 覷目
	Zhangzhou	覷懵, 覷目, 覷睛
	Penang (Hokkien)	近視
	Shantou	近覷
	Shantou (Chenghai)	近覷
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	近覷
	Haikou	近見
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	近視
Wu	Jinhua	近刺, 近視
Xiang	Changsha	𥉻