ngok6樂乐
Jyutpingngok6
Yalengohk
Definition
Music.
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How it's used
This character functions primarily as a bound morpheme in Cantonese, almost never appearing alone to mean music in casual speech. It is most commonly encountered in formal or compound terms like 樂器 or 樂隊. When referring to music in daily life, speakers almost exclusively use the full word 音樂.
Examples
This piece of music is really pleasant to listen to.
Related words
Common phrases
musical instrument
band or orchestra
musical composition
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 樂 as a standalone noun for music, but it sounds unnatural and overly literary. Always use the full term 音樂 unless it is part of a specific compound word.
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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.
