cau1妯
Jyutpingcau1
Yalechāu
Definition
To be deeply grieved or distressed in mind.
writtenemotion
How it's used
This term describes a profound, heavy sense of sorrow or inner distress that goes beyond simple sadness. It is rarely used in casual, everyday speech and often carries a somewhat literary or dramatic weight. You will mostly encounter it in written narratives or when someone is expressing intense emotional pain.
Examples
Seeing them in such a miserable state, I feel deeply grieved inside.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 愁, which refers more to worry or melancholy. While 愁 implies a state of being troubled by thoughts, 妯 focuses on the visceral, heavy feeling of grief.
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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.
