jiu4遙遥
Jyutpingjiu4
Yaleyìuh
Definition
Far or distant.
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How it's used
Functions primarily as a literary morpheme rather than a standalone adjective in spoken Cantonese. It is almost exclusively paired with 遠 to form the compound 遙遠. Using it alone in casual conversation sounds overly poetic or dramatic.
Examples
That place is unreachable.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use it as a direct substitute for 遠 in everyday speech. While 遠 is the standard word for distance, 遙 is reserved for formal writing or idiomatic expressions.
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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.
