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Jyutpinggaau1 gwaan1
Yalegāau gwāan
Definition
Serious, excessive, or extreme.
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How it's used
Functions as a post-verbal intensifier that emphasizes the extreme degree of an action or state. It carries a slightly old-fashioned or dramatic flair compared to more common intensifiers like 好 or 咁勁. Speakers often use it to highlight that a situation has exceeded normal expectations or reached an absurd level.
Examples
He threw a huge tantrum today.
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Common mistake
Avoid using it as a pre-verbal modifier like an adverb. It must follow the verb or the adjective it modifies, usually connected by the particle 得.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
