hang1啈
Jyutpinghang1
Yalehāng
Definition
An expression indicating a sigh.
colloquialemotionparticle
How it's used
This is a purely vocalized sound used to express frustration, annoyance, or a sense of resignation. It functions as an interjection and is almost exclusively used in spoken Cantonese to convey a heavy, audible sigh. Unlike standard words, it lacks a fixed grammatical role and is often placed at the beginning or end of a sentence to set the emotional tone.
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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.
