冇眼睇

Chinese
not have (dialectal) eye
 
look down upon; (Cantonese) to look; to see
look down upon; (Cantonese) to look; to see; to look after; to think
trad. (冇眼睇) 冇 眼 睇
simp. #(冇眼睇) 冇 眼 睇
Literally: “to not have eyes to see; to have no eyes to watch with”.

Pronunciation

Phrase

冇眼睇

  1. (Cantonese) to be unable to bear (the sight of) something anymore; to refuse to be involved further; to be disinclined to continue caring about
    我冇眼睇。 [Guangzhou Cantonese]  ―  ngo5 mou5 ngaan5 tai2. [Jyutping]  ―  I can't stand it anymore.

Synonyms
  • (Mandarin) 沒眼看／没眼看
  • (Teochew) 無目睇／无目睇

Descendants
  • → English: no eye see (calque)
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