liu4 kwok3寥廓

Jyutpingliu4 kwok3

Yalelìuh kwok

Definition

Vast and boundless; high, far, and open, typically describing the sky.

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How it's used

This term is primarily found in literary or formal contexts rather than everyday speech. It carries a sense of grand, expansive emptiness that is often used to evoke a feeling of solitude or awe when looking at the horizon or the night sky. Using it in casual conversation can sound overly poetic or pretentious.

Examples

toi4抬tau4頭mong6望haa5下go3個tin1天，zan1真hai6係hou2好liu4寥kwok3廓。

Look up at the sky, it is truly boundless.

nei5你gin3見gwo3過go2嗰zung3種liu4寥kwok3廓ge3嘅ging2景zoeng6象mei6未aa4呀？

Have you ever seen that kind of boundless scenery?

Common phrases

liu4寥kwok3廓tin1天hung1空

boundless sky

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with common adjectives for size like 大 or 闊. Since it specifically describes the vastness of the sky or a landscape, it cannot be used to describe physical objects like a room or a bag.