mau6瞀
Jyutpingmau6
Yalemauh
Definition
Indistinct vision, confusion, or being ignorant or near-sighted.
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How it's used
This character is rarely used in modern spoken Cantonese and is often replaced by more common terms like 矇 or 懵. It carries a formal or literary weight, making it sound quite dated or pedantic in everyday conversation. When used to describe vision, it implies a lack of clarity or focus rather than a specific medical condition.
Examples
His vision is very blurry, he should get glasses.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 懵, which is used for being mentally slow or ignorant, whereas 瞀 is primarily associated with visual impairment or general confusion.
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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.
