jyu1紆纡

Jyutpingjyu1

Yaleyū

Definition

Winding, roundabout, or to bend.

writtendescriptions

How it's used

This character is primarily used in formal or literary contexts to describe paths, rivers, or arguments that are not straight. In everyday spoken Cantonese, people almost exclusively use 兜路 or 彎曲 instead of this character. You will rarely hear it in casual conversation unless the speaker is being intentionally poetic or descriptive.

Examples

tiu4條lou6路hou2好jyu1紆，dau1兜zo2咗hou2好noi6耐sin1先dou3到。

The road is very winding, we took a long detour before arriving.

nei5你sai2使m4唔sai2使haang4行gam3咁jyu1紆ge3嘅lou6路aa4呀？

Do you really need to take such a roundabout route?

Common phrases

jyu1紆zyun1尊gong3降gwai3貴

to condescend

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 紆尊降貴, which is a common idiom meaning to humble oneself. Outside of this specific idiom, using this character in daily speech will sound overly formal or even archaic to most native speakers.