guk6侷
Jyutpingguk6
Yaleguhk
Definition
To feel stuffy or cramped, or to force someone to do something.
- stuffy; poorly ventilated; stifling
- narrow; cramped; restricted in space
- to force; to compel; to coerce
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How it's used
Describes both physical spaces that lack ventilation and the psychological feeling of being trapped or stifled. When used to describe a room, it implies a lack of airflow that makes breathing uncomfortable. It is also frequently used as a verb to describe the act of staying indoors for too long, often with a sense of restlessness.
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Do not confuse this with 局, which refers to a situation, game, or department. While they share the same sound, 侷 specifically focuses on the sensation of confinement or lack of space.
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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.
