git6滐
Jyutpinggit6
Yalegiht
Definition
Thick, dense, or viscous; also refers to swirling water in a whirlpool.
- thick, dense, or viscous
- swirling water in a whirlpool
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How it's used
Primarily used to describe the texture of liquids that have become overly thick or starchy, often due to excessive reduction or adding too much cornstarch. It carries a slightly negative connotation, implying the consistency has gone beyond the ideal state. When applied to water, it evokes the visual of a dense, swirling vortex rather than just simple movement.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 杰, which is the more common and standard character used to describe thick or viscous food textures. While 滐 is phonetically and semantically related, it is much less frequently seen in writing and is often considered a variant or a more specific term for swirling motion.
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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.
