mou4嫵妩
Jyutpingmou4
Yalemòuh
Definition
Charming, lovely, or captivating; also to flatter or please.
- literarycharming, lovely, and enchanting
- literaryto flatter or please
writtendescriptions
How it's used
This character is almost exclusively used in the compound 嫵媚 to describe a feminine, delicate, or alluring charm. It carries a slightly literary or aesthetic tone that is rarely used in casual, everyday speech to describe people. You will encounter it more often in written descriptions of beauty or in artistic contexts rather than in direct conversation.
Examples
Her way of speaking is so charming.
Related words
Common phrases
charming and moving
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 嫵媚 as a verb, but it is primarily an adjective describing a quality. Using it as a verb to mean 'to flatter' is unnatural and sounds archaic or incorrect in modern Cantonese.
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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.
