paau4 haau1咆哮
Jyutpingpaau4 haau1
Yalepàauh hāau
Definition
To roar, thunder, or shout extremely loudly.
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How it's used
咆哮 is a formal or literary term that is rarely used in casual daily speech, where people would prefer 嗌 or 鬧. It carries a strong sense of uncontrollable rage or beast-like intensity, making it sound quite dramatic when applied to humans. You will often see this in written news reports or descriptions of intense emotional outbursts.
Examples
He was roaring inside the office and scared all his colleagues.
Why are you roaring at me?
Related words
Common phrases
roaring in anger
Common mistake
Learners often use this word to describe normal shouting, but it is too intense for everyday arguments. Using it to describe a friend raising their voice in a minor disagreement will sound overly theatrical or like you are reading from a novel.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
