kut3 wu4括弧
Jyutpingkut3 wu4
Yalekut wùh
Definition
Parentheses or brackets, used to add supplementary information in text.
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How it's used
People often refer to the opening bracket as 開括弧 and the closing one as 閂括弧 when dictating text. While it is a standard punctuation mark, it is frequently used in informal writing to insert sarcastic comments or personal asides.
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Does adding parentheses to this sentence mean it is supplementary information?
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Common mistake
Learners sometimes confuse 括弧 with 括號. In Hong Kong, 括弧 is the standard term for the punctuation mark itself, whereas 括號 is more commonly used in formal or academic contexts to refer to the category of brackets in general.
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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.
