gau1 ap1鳩噏鸠噏
Jyutpinggau1 ap1
Yalegāu āp
Definition
To talk nonsense or bullshit.
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How it's used
This term is a vulgar way to describe someone speaking without evidence or logic. It carries a strong sense of dismissal and is considered rude, so it should be avoided in professional or formal settings. The character 鳩 is a vulgar reference to male genitalia, which acts as an intensifier for the verb 噏, meaning to talk or mutter.
Examples
Stop talking nonsense, that never happened at all.
Related words
Common phrases
to treat nonsense as gospel truth
Common mistake
Because this term contains a vulgarity, it is highly offensive in many social contexts. Learners should be aware that using it can easily cause offense or make the speaker sound aggressive or unrefined.
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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.
