gwaa3 zyu6掛住挂住
Jyutpinggwaa3 zyu6
Yalegwa jyuh
Definition
To miss someone; to think of someone with affection or longing.
colloquialemotionpeople
How it's used
Expresses a lingering, emotional attachment or longing for someone or something. It carries a warmer, more personal tone than the more formal 思念. When used with objects, it can also imply being preoccupied with or constantly thinking about a specific task or worry.
Examples
Are you unhappy because you miss them?
Related words
Common phrases
constantly missing someone
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin meaning of 掛住, which often refers to hanging something up. In Cantonese, the sense of hanging is expressed by 掛起.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
