gyun3 / kyun4婘
Jyutpinggyun3 / kyun4
Yalegyun / kyùhn
Definition
To look back fondly, or to long for something for a long time.
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How it's used
This term specifically describes a state of physical or mental fatigue resulting from prolonged activity or waiting. It carries a sense of being worn out or drained rather than just sleepy. It is frequently used to describe the feeling of being 'burnt out' after a long day.
Examples
He has been waiting for a long time, to the point of being exhausted.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 攰, which is the much more common and standard way to say tired or exhausted in daily Cantonese. Using 婘 can sound slightly more literary or specific to a lingering, drawn-out fatigue.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
