luk6 go3 zi6六個字六个字
Jyutpingluk6 go3 zi6
Yaleluhk go jih
Definition
Six characters or words, or a time-telling term meaning thirty minutes past the hour.
- six characters; six words
- thirty minutes past the hour, representing the number six on a clock face
colloquialnumberscommunication
How it's used
Refers specifically to the length of a phrase or the number of characters written, rather than the literal meaning of the words themselves. It is frequently used to describe concise messages or repetitive phrases that someone keeps saying. When used in the context of time, it refers to half past the hour, as in six characters on a clock face.
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Do not confuse this with the number six itself, as it specifically counts characters or words. It is not used to count objects like people or items, where you would use 個 instead.
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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.
