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Definition
Multicolored clouds, now primarily used as a character in personal names.
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How it's used
Primarily encountered as a component in female given names, this character is rarely used in isolation to convey its original meaning of cloudy patterns. It carries an elegant, feminine connotation and is frequently paired with characters like 嘉, 曉, or 詩. Because it is almost exclusively a name character, it is not used in everyday vocabulary or descriptive speech.
Examples
Her daughter is named Hiu-man, she is very well-behaved.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
