jyu4輿舆

Jyutpingjyu4

Yaleyùh

Definition

A carriage or sedan chair; by extension, the earth, world, or territory.

archaiccarriage; sedan chair
literarythe earth; world; territory

writtencommunication

How it's used

Nearly all common occurrences of this character in modern Cantonese are restricted to the compound 輿論, meaning public opinion. It is a formal, literary character that does not appear in everyday speech outside of this specific term. Using it in isolation to mean carriage or world will sound archaic or confusing to native speakers.

Examples

ni1呢go3個jyu4輿leon6論hou2好daai6大aat3壓lik6力。

This public opinion is under a lot of pressure.

keoi5佢dei6哋dim2點joeng2樣cyu5處lei5理jyu4輿leon6論aa4呀？

How are they handling the public opinion?

Common phrases

jyu4輿leon6論aat3壓lik6力

pressure from public opinion

zai3製zou6造jyu4輿leon6論

to create public opinion

Common mistake

Do not attempt to use this character to refer to a physical vehicle or the globe in casual conversation, as it is strictly confined to formal written contexts involving public discourse.