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Yaleláahm
Definition
To look at scenery, or to read and browse information.
- to look at or take in scenery
- to read, browse, or view information
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How it's used
This character is a bound morpheme that rarely appears alone in modern spoken Cantonese. It is almost exclusively found in formal compound words like 遊覽 or 展覽. When referring to the act of looking at scenery or reading information, native speakers will naturally use 睇 instead.
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Common mistake
Do not attempt to use this as a standalone verb in conversation, as it will sound unnatural or archaic. It is strictly a component of formal vocabulary.
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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.
