jyu3飫饫
Jyutpingjyu3
Yaleyu
Definition
Full from eating; to bestow, or a private banquet.
- literaryfull; satisfied from eating
- literaryto bestow; to confer
- literarya private banquet
colloquialfooddaily actions
How it's used
This character is rarely used in modern written Cantonese and is almost exclusively encountered in spoken form to describe the state of being stuffed after a meal. It carries a slightly more intense nuance than the standard 飽, often implying a feeling of being uncomfortably full or having reached one's limit. You will mostly hear it among older generations or in very casual, localized speech.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 飽, which is the standard, universally understood term for full. Using 飫 in a formal context or in writing will likely confuse native speakers, as it is considered a non-standard or dialectal character choice.
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