睇化

Cantonese · source Jyutpingtai2 faa3

Meanings

  1. (adj.) nonchalant; phlegmatic; jaded
  2. (v.) to remain calm even when something good or bad happens to you; to take nothing to heart to remain unbothered or unaffected by whatever that happens; to have a zen attitude about something; to see through the vanity of something; to be at peace with oneself no matter what is going on; to be disillusioned with something
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Same syllable, six tones

faa花faa1flowerfaa2—化faa3to make intofaa4—faa5—faa6—

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: di4 hua4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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tai2 faa3

Cantonese word readings for 睇化. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Exact source record & identity睇化 睇化 [di4 hua4] {tai2 faa3} /(adj.) nonchalant; phlegmatic; jaded/(v.) to remain calm even when something good or bad happens to you; to take nothing to heart to remain unbothered or unaffected by whatever that happens; to have a zen attitude about something; to see through the vanity of something; to be at peace with oneself no matter what is going on; to be disillusioned with something/

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