hung1 kwaang1 long4空䆲䆡
Jyutpinghung1 kwaang1 long4
Yalehūng kwāang lòhng
Definition
Completely empty; hollow or spacious.
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How it's used
This is an emphatic, colloquial way to describe something as being totally empty or hollow. It carries a stronger sense of emptiness than just saying 空, often implying that something should have been full but is now lacking everything. It is frequently used to describe containers, rooms, or even one's pockets.
Examples
The bag is completely empty, I have no money to buy food.
Why is your cupboard completely empty?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with the standard adjective 空. Remember that 空䆲䆡 is an intensifier used specifically for emphasis, so it sounds unnatural if used in formal writing or when describing abstract concepts like empty time.
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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.
