fu1莩

Jyutpingfu1

Yalefū

動詞

Definition

To die of starvation.

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How it's used

This character is almost exclusively encountered in formal, historical, or literary contexts describing famine or mass death. It is rarely used in modern speech, as people prefer more common terms like 屍體 or 死屍. Using it in casual conversation would sound highly unnatural or overly dramatic.

Measure word

geoi6具geuih

Examples

lou6路bin1邊gin3見dou3到jau5有geoi6具fu1莩，zan1真hai6係hou2好caam2慘。

Seeing a corpse by the roadside is truly tragic.

go2嗰go3個nin4年doi6代hou2好do1多jan4人ngo6餓sei2死bin3變zou6做fu1莩。

In that era, many people starved to death and became corpses.

Common phrases

ngo6餓piu5莩

starving person who died of hunger

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with 浮 or 俘 due to visual similarity, but those characters have completely different meanings related to floating or captives.