hung2孔
Jyutpinghung2
Yalehúng
Definition
A small hole, opening, or aperture.
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How it's used
While 孔 is a legitimate character for a hole, it is almost exclusively used in formal, literary, or medical contexts in Cantonese. In everyday speech, you should use 窿 instead for any physical hole, gap, or opening. Using 孔 in casual conversation will sound overly formal or like you are reading from a textbook.
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go3個goRelated words
Common mistake
Do not use 孔 to describe everyday holes like a hole in your sock or a hole in the wall, as it sounds unnatural and overly academic. Stick to 窿 for all common physical objects.
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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.
