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Definition
Friendly, polite, and amiable.
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How it's used
This character is a variant of 藹 and is almost exclusively encountered in the compound 和譪. While it appears in formal writing or literature to describe a gentle and approachable demeanor, it is rarely used in isolation in modern spoken Cantonese. Most native speakers will default to writing the standard form 藹 in any context where this meaning is intended.
Examples
He is a very amiable person, and everyone likes him.
Seeing him so amiable, I feel a bit better.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 曖, which is used in 曖昧 to describe ambiguous or shady relationships. The two characters look visually similar but carry completely different meanings.
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Grammar guides
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- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
