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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
眼看 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
眼看 =
ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄢˋ · yǎnkàn
adverb — right before one's eyes, any moment now; verb — to watch (helplessly)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

eye (眼睛)yǎn
to watch (看見)kàn
眼看,眼睛的眼,看見的看。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

事情就在睛()前面,)著它來。
It is right at the eye (眼); you watch (看) it come.