ngou4遨
Jyutpingngou4
Yalengòuh
Definition
To roam, travel, or go on an excursion.
writtentravelother
How it's used
Literary and formal in nature, this character is rarely used in everyday spoken Cantonese. It is almost exclusively encountered in compound words like 遨遊, which carries a sense of free, leisurely movement or exploration. You will mostly see it in poetic contexts, travel writing, or names, rather than in casual conversation.
Examples
He loves to roam around the world.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 傲, which means proud or arrogant. They share a similar phonetic component but have completely different meanings and contexts.
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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.
