cou4 seng2嘈醒
Jyutpingcou4 seng2
Yalechòuh séng
Definition
To be woken up by noise.
colloquialdaily actionspeople
How it's used
This verb specifically describes the involuntary act of waking up due to noise, rather than just being woken up by someone shaking you or turning on a light. It carries a sense of annoyance or frustration, as the noise is usually perceived as an unwelcome disturbance. It is frequently used in the passive voice with 俾 to emphasize the victim's lack of control over the situation.
Examples
I was woken up really early this morning by the neighbors.
Keep your voice down, don't wake up your little brother.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 叫醒, which implies someone intentionally calling out to wake you up. 嘈醒 implies the noise is incidental or annoying, whereas 叫醒 is usually a deliberate action by another person.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
