"how see" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: Calque of Cantonese 點睇/点睇 (“what does sb. think”, literally “how does sb. view something”). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|yue|點睇|lit=how does sb. view something|t=what does sb. think}} Calque of Cantonese 點睇/点睇 (“what does sb. think”, literally “how does sb. view something”) Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} how see
  1. (Hong Kong, informal, Internet slang, text messaging) what do you think?, what say you? Tags: Hong-Kong, Internet, informal
    Sense id: en-how_see-en-phrase-xyVAzGa- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Hong Kong English

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