gwo1薖
Jyutpinggwo1
Yalegwō
Definition
Big or empty.
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How it's used
This character is primarily used in literary or descriptive contexts to emphasize a sense of vast emptiness or a hollow feeling. It is rarely used in casual daily speech, where speakers would typically prefer 空 or 肚餓. Using it in conversation can sound overly dramatic or poetic.
Examples
My stomach is so empty, I really want to eat something.
The room is so empty that there is nothing in it, it feels very spacious.
Related words
Common phrases
extremely empty
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 窩, which refers to a nest or a cozy space, whereas 薖 specifically denotes a state of being hollow or void.
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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.
