bai3 sak1蔽塞
Jyutpingbai3 sak1
Yalebai sāk
Definition
Blocked or obstructed; also used to describe someone who is narrow-minded or ill-informed.
- blocked; obstructed
- figurativenarrow-minded; ignorant; ill-informed
neutraldescriptionspeople
How it's used
Primarily used to describe a lack of openness or a physical obstruction. When applied to people, it implies a stubborn refusal to accept new ideas or perspectives. It carries a slightly formal or literary tone compared to more common colloquial terms for being stubborn like 固執.
Examples
He is very narrow-minded and refuses to listen to others' opinions.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 閉塞, which is a more common way to write the word for blocked or isolated. While 蔽塞 is understood, 閉塞 is the standard character choice for both the physical and metaphorical meanings in modern usage.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
