ngong6 gau1 gau1戇鳩鳩戆鸠鸠
Jyutpingngong6 gau1 gau1
Yalengohng gāu gāu
Definition
Foolish, stupid, or clueless in a silly or exasperating way.
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How it's used
This term functions as an adjective to describe someone acting in a dazed, foolish, or clueless manner. While it contains a vulgar component, it is frequently used among close friends to tease someone for being absent-minded or making a silly mistake rather than as a direct insult. It carries a sense of aimless stupidity rather than malice.
Examples
He is always acting like a total idiot, I have no idea what he is thinking.
Why are you just standing there like a complete moron?
Related words
Common phrases
acting like a total idiot
Common mistake
Avoid using this in any professional or formal setting, as it is highly offensive and vulgar. It should be reserved strictly for casual, private interactions with people you know very well.
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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.
