kau3 man6叩問叩问
Jyutpingkau3 man6
Yalekau mahn
Definition
To ask humbly, make inquiries, or seek answers.
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How it's used
This term is formal and carries a sense of reverence or intellectual humility. It is rarely used in casual daily chatter and is more likely to appear in written essays, formal correspondence, or when describing a respectful search for wisdom or guidance.
Examples
He went specifically to humbly ask for the teacher's opinion.
Why don't you go and humbly seek advice from the experts?
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Common mistake
Do not use this for everyday questions like asking for directions or the time. Using it in a casual setting will sound overly dramatic or sarcastic.
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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.
