caak3坼
Jyutpingcaak3
Yalechaak
Definition
Hoarse or raspy, usually describing a voice after shouting or excessive use.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on the physical sensation of a voice cracking or losing its clarity due to strain. It is almost exclusively used in the context of shouting, singing, or prolonged speaking, carrying a sense of damage or exhaustion. The particle 晒 is frequently attached to emphasize the total loss of vocal quality.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin word 拆, which means to dismantle or tear down. While they may look similar in some fonts, 坼 is specifically reserved for vocal strain in Cantonese.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
