ho2 ji4可疑
Jyutpingho2 ji4
Yalehó yìh
Definition
Suspicious; causing doubt or suspicion.
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How it's used
Often used in formal or legal contexts, such as police reports or news, to describe circumstances that lack clear evidence of wrongdoing. When applied to people, it suggests someone is acting in a way that triggers instinctive caution or distrust. It is less common in casual conversation compared to describing someone as鬼鬼祟祟.
Examples
He looks very suspicious, I wonder what he is up to.
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Common mistake
Avoid using it to describe a person who is simply untrustworthy or a liar, as that is better expressed by 唔老實 or 呃人. It specifically refers to the nature of an event or a specific behavior that raises questions.
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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.
