gut2嗗
Jyutpinggut2
Yalegút
Definition
The sound of swallowing or gulping.
colloquialfooddrink
How it's used
This onomatopoeia specifically captures the audible gulping action of liquids or small items passing down the throat. It is almost exclusively paired with the verb 吞 or 飲 to emphasize the speed and completeness of the action. Using it adds a vivid, sensory quality to descriptions of eating or drinking that standard verbs lack.
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Avoid using this to describe the sound of chewing or crunching, as it is strictly reserved for the act of swallowing. It is also not used for the sound of breathing or gasping.
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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.
