guk1嚳喾
Jyutpingguk1
Yalegūk
Definition
One of the five legendary emperors, also known as Di Ku, or an urgent communication.
- one of the five legendary emperors, also known as Emperor Ku or Gaoxin
- archaican urgent communication
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively encountered in the context of Chinese mythology as the name of Emperor Ku. It is a highly literary term that does not appear in everyday spoken Cantonese. Using it in conversation would be confusing unless you are specifically discussing historical or mythological figures.
Examples
This character is pronounced 'kuk', do you know how to write it?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with common characters that share similar phonetic components, as it is strictly reserved for proper nouns in historical texts. It is not used to describe urgent communication in modern Cantonese, despite some archaic dictionary definitions.
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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.
