sit3泄
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Yalesit
Definition
To leak, referring to liquids or information.
neutraldaily actions
How it's used
Use 漏 instead of 泄 in almost all daily spoken contexts. While 泄 appears in formal compounds like 外泄 or 洩漏, it sounds unnatural or overly literary if used as a standalone verb in casual conversation. Stick to 漏 for physical leaks or information spills to sound like a native speaker.
Examples
The company's confidential documents have leaked, it's a big problem.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse 泄 with 漏. Remember that 泄 is primarily a morpheme used in formal written words, whereas 漏 is the standard, versatile verb for anything leaking, dripping, or being omitted.
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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.
