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Yalehouh
Definition
Bright; pure; white.
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively used in literary or formal contexts to describe a brilliant, pure white light. It rarely appears in daily spoken Cantonese, where people would prefer using simple adjectives like 白雪雪 or 閃亮. You will mostly encounter it in poetry or classical descriptions of nature.
Examples
The moonlight is bright and pure, it is beautiful tonight.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the common character 皓, which is more frequently used in names. Using 皜 in casual text messages will likely confuse readers as it is considered a rare variant.
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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.
