miu5邈
Jyutpingmiu5
Yalemíuh
Definition
Far, remote, or profound.
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How it's used
This character is rarely used in modern spoken Cantonese and is largely restricted to literary or formal contexts. When it does appear in speech, it is often used to describe concepts or ideas that are abstract, distant, or difficult to grasp. It carries a sense of intellectual depth that goes beyond simple complexity.
Examples
This principle is very profound, I cannot understand it no matter how much I think.
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Common phrases
remote and distant
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 渺, which refers to something being tiny or insignificant. While both share a similar phonetic component, 邈 focuses on distance or depth, whereas 渺 focuses on smallness.
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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.
