mau6謬谬
Jyutpingmau6
Yalemauh
Definition
Erroneous; false; a mistake or error.
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively used in formal or academic compound words rather than as a standalone verb or noun in daily speech. It carries a strong sense of intellectual or logical error, distinguishing it from general mistakes like 錯. You will rarely hear it outside of discussions involving logic, debate, or formal critiques.
Examples
This way of putting it is quite fallacious.
What he said is full of fallacies.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a simple mistake like forgetting your keys or missing a bus, as that would sound overly dramatic and unnatural. Stick to common words like 錯 or 搞錯 for everyday errors.
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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.
