jat1 gau6 liu1一嚿溜
Jyutpingjat1 gau6 liu1
Yaleyāt gauh līu
Definition
Silly, clumsy, muddled, or easily deceived person.
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How it's used
Describes someone who is physically inactive, sluggish, or lacking energy, often implying they are sitting or standing around aimlessly. It carries a slightly derogatory or teasing tone, suggesting the person is as unmoving and featureless as a solid mass or ball. Use it to critique someone for being lazy or unresponsive in a social setting.
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Do not confuse this with describing actual round objects, as it is almost exclusively used metaphorically to describe a person's lack of movement or engagement. It is not a standard measure word for counting 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.
