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Definition
Tangled, knotted, or twisted together, especially of long thin objects like cables or thread.
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How it's used
Describes the specific state of long, thin objects like cables, wires, or hair becoming knotted or intertwined. It is almost exclusively used for inanimate, flexible items rather than abstract concepts or people. The suffix 晒 is frequently added to emphasize that the entire length of the object is affected.
Examples
Why is your charging cable so tangled up?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe people getting into a conflict or argument, as it refers strictly to physical objects becoming knotted. For interpersonal conflict, use 嗌交 or 嘈交 instead.
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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.
