ngok6 / ok6捳
Jyutpingngok6 / ok6
Yalengohk / ohk
Definition
To raise or lift up one's head; to look up.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
Describes the act of rummaging through or disturbing items in a disorganized or intrusive way. It often implies that the person is searching for something or simply being careless with someone else's belongings. The tone is usually one of annoyance or frustration.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 摷, which specifically means to search or dig through something. While 捳 can involve searching, it carries a stronger sense of creating disorder or causing a mess.
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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.
