hau2 ci2 bat1 cing1口齒不清口齿不清
Jyutpinghau2 ci2 bat1 cing1
Yaleháu chí bāt chīng
Definition
Unclear or inarticulate speech; speaking unclearly or haltingly.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on the physical inability to articulate sounds clearly rather than just having a poor vocabulary or a stutter. It is frequently used to describe someone who is intoxicated, exhausted, or suffering from a medical condition that affects speech. While it can be used to criticize someone's lack of clarity, it carries a slightly more clinical or descriptive tone than simply saying 講嘢唔清楚.
Examples
He is drunk and his speech is slurred.
Can you please speak more clearly?
Related words
Common phrases
to speak with slurred or unclear speech
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 講嘢一嚿嚿, which refers more to a lack of logical structure or coherence in one's thoughts rather than the physical articulation of sounds.
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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.
