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Jyutpinghou5
Yalehóuh
Definition
Vast, huge, or great in quantity; originally referring to a vast expanse of water.
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How it's used
Primarily used in formal or literary contexts to describe grand scales or impressive quantities. It rarely appears as a standalone adjective in daily speech, functioning instead as a bound morpheme in compound words. When you want to describe something as big in casual conversation, native speakers prefer using 大 or 巨大 instead.
Examples
The scale of this project is huge.
They walked in with great momentum.
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Grammar guides
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