nou4帑
Jyutpingnou4
Yalenòuh
Definition
One's children; an alternative character form of 孥.
datedfamilypeople
How it's used
This character is extremely rare in modern spoken Cantonese and is almost exclusively encountered in classical texts or highly formal literary contexts. Most native speakers would not recognize it in daily life and would instead use the common term 細路 or 子女. It is essentially a scholarly variant that has been largely replaced by 孥 or other more accessible vocabulary.
Examples
His whole family, including his children, have all moved away.
Why do you need to worry about your children?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the character 帑 used in financial contexts to refer to a treasury or public funds, as they are completely different words that happen to share the same written form.
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Grammar guides
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