gau3 pok1夠ｐｏｐ够ｐｏｐ
Jyutpinggau3 pok1
Yalegau pōk
Definition
To have guts; to be brave or daring.
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How it's used
The term 夠膽 is the standard way to express having the courage or nerve to do something. It is frequently used in questions to challenge someone's bravery or in statements to describe someone who is bold or reckless. Unlike formal expressions of courage, this is a very common, everyday way to describe someone who is not afraid of consequences.
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Common phrases
to have the audacity to do something
Common mistake
Learners often confuse 夠膽 with 膽大, but 夠膽 is a verb phrase used to describe the action of daring to do something, whereas 膽大 is an adjective describing a personality trait. You should use 夠膽 when you want to say someone has the guts to perform a specific action.
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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.
