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Definition
Hubbub; clamor; to make a din.
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How it's used
This character is rarely used in modern written Cantonese and is almost exclusively encountered in literary or classical contexts. While it shares a semantic link with joy or clamor, native speakers typically use 嘈 or 喧嘩 to describe loud, chaotic environments. Using this character in daily text messages or speech will likely confuse most readers as it is considered highly formal or archaic.
Examples
The market is so noisy, it's deafening.
Why are you all making such a racket?
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Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a common character due to its visual similarity to 歡, but it is not interchangeable in modern usage. Avoid using it in casual conversation, as it sounds unnatural and overly academic.
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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.
