hou2 cou4好嘈
Jyutpinghou2 cou4
Yalehóu chòuh
Definition
Very noisy; loud and annoying.
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How it's used
Use this to describe an environment or a person who is being disruptive. Unlike the Mandarin equivalent, it is often used as a predicate adjective directly after the subject without needing a linking verb. It carries a sense of annoyance or a request for the noise to stop.
Examples
It is very noisy here, let's go somewhere else to talk.
Related words
Common phrases
deafeningly noisy
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 嘈吵, which is a noun or formal adjective. When you want to tell someone to be quiet, you should use 靜啲 instead of trying to negate this adjective.
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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.
