看覓
Chinese
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 |
seek | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (看覓) | 看 | 覓 | |
| simp. (看觅) | 看 | 觅 | |
| alternative forms | 看𥌚 | ||
Pronunciation
Verb
看覓
- (Hokkien) to take a look
- (Hokkien) to try (used after a verb)
- 食看覓／食看觅 [Taiwanese Hokkien] ― chia̍h khòaⁿ-māi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to give it a taste
- 試看覓／试看觅 [Taiwanese Hokkien] ― chhì khòaⁿ-māi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to give it a try
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 一下 (“give something a go; give something a try”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 一下 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 一下, 看看 |
| Malaysia | 一下 | |
| Singapore | 一下 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 下 |
| Hong Kong | 下 | |
| Macau | 下 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 下 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 下 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 看覓 |
| Quanzhou | 看覓 | |
| Zhangzhou | 看覓 | |
| Taipei | 看覓 | |
| Kaohsiung | 看覓 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 看覓 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 看覓, 一下 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 覓, 看覓, 一下 | |
| Chaozhou | 睇, 下睇 | |
| Shantou | 一下 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 睇 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 看, 一記, 一下 often with non-monosyllabic verbs |
| Suzhou | 看, 一下 | |
| Ningbo | 看 | |
Further reading
- “Entry #5361”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
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