ngok3 zou6惡做恶做
Jyutpingngok3 zou6
Yalengok jouh
Definition
Difficult to do or hard to accomplish; demanding strenuous effort.
colloquialworkdaily actions
How it's used
Focuses on the process or the effort required to complete a task rather than the inherent complexity of the subject matter. It often implies that the task is tedious, physically demanding, or requires navigating difficult circumstances. Use it when you want to express that a job will be a struggle to get through.
Examples
This report is really hard to do.
Do you think this plan is difficult to carry out?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 惡, which means mean or fierce. When someone says 惡做, they are complaining about the difficulty of a task, not describing a person's personality.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
