huk1哭
Jyutpinghuk1
Yalehūk
Definition
To cry or weep; to shed tears due to emotional distress.
colloquialemotionbody
How it's used
Use 喊 exclusively for crying in spoken Cantonese, as 哭 is reserved for formal or literary contexts. It is a versatile verb that functions naturally with aspect markers like 咗 or continuous markers like 緊. When someone is crying loudly or wailing, you might hear the more descriptive term 喊苦喊忽.
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Common mistake
Avoid using 哭 in daily conversation, as it sounds stiff and unnatural to native speakers. Stick to 喊 for all everyday situations involving shedding tears.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
