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

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): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaan⁵ hon³
  - Yale: ngáahn hon
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ hon³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngan⁵ hon³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːn¹³ hɔːn³³/

Verb

眼看

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

Synonyms

(to look on passively):

任憑／任凭 (rènpíng)
坐視／坐视 (zuòshì)
聽任／听任 (tīngrèn)
聽憑／听凭 (tīngpíng)
隨／随 (suí)

(to see): 眼見／眼见 (yǎnjiàn)

Adverb

眼看

soon; in a moment

Synonyms

即便 (jíbiàn) (literary)
即刻 (jíkè)
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)
登即 (dēngjí)
登時／登时 (dēngshí)
眼見／眼见 (yǎnjiàn)
立刻 (lìkè)
立即 (lìjí)
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)

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