cek3 tiu4 tiu4赤條條赤条条
Jyutpingcek3 tiu4 tiu4
Yalechek tìuh tìuh
Definition
Stark naked; wearing no clothes at all.
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How it's used
Emphasizes the complete absence of clothing, often carrying a slightly humorous or critical tone depending on the context. It is frequently used with the particle 咁樣 to describe the state of being naked. While it can describe someone who is literally naked, it is rarely used in formal or clinical settings.
Examples
He walked out stark naked after showering, it was so shocking.
Why are you sitting there stark naked?
Related words
Common phrases
in a state of being stark naked
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin term 赤条条, which often carries a literary or metaphorical connotation of being penniless or having nothing to one's name. In Cantonese, it is almost exclusively used to describe physical nudity.
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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.
