lau4瀏浏
Jyutpinglau4
Yalelàuh
Definition
Clear, or swift.
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How it's used
Primarily used in specific regional dialects or older contexts to describe things that are unobstructed or visually distinct. It is rarely heard in modern urban Hong Kong speech and is often replaced by words like 清 or 順.
Examples
They look very clear, you can tell at a glance.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 溜, which relates to sliding or slipping. Ensure you are not using it to describe physical movement across a surface.
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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.
