heoi1 joek6虛弱虚弱
Jyutpingheoi1 joek6
Yalehēui yeuhk
Definition
Weak, feeble, or in poor health.
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How it's used
Focuses on a lack of vitality or constitutional strength rather than just being tired from a specific activity. It often implies a long term state of being prone to illness or lacking energy reserves. While it can describe a person, it is also used to describe a weak argument or a fragile economic situation.
Examples
He has been in poor health since he recovered from his illness.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe being physically tired after exercise, as it implies a deeper, more chronic state of poor health. Use 攰 for temporary fatigue instead.
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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.
