guk6 goek3焗腳焗脚
Jyutpingguk6 goek3
Yaleguhk geuk
Definition
Of shoes, being hot, stuffy, and uncomfortable due to a tight fit or poor ventilation.
colloquialclothingbody
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the sensation of trapped heat and lack of airflow inside footwear. It is frequently used to complain about cheap synthetic materials or shoes that are too tight to allow for proper ventilation. While it describes the feeling of the feet, it is often used to criticize the quality of the shoe itself.
Examples
The material of these sneakers is terrible, they make my feet feel so stuffy.
Common phrases
to cause one's feet to feel stuffy
very stuffy (for shoes)
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simply having tight shoes, which is usually described as 逼腳. 焗腳 specifically emphasizes the lack of breathability and the resulting heat, rather than just the physical pressure on the toes.
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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.
