piu1 fat1飄忽飘忽
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Definition
Erratic, unpredictable, or constantly changing in one's thoughts or whereabouts.
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How it's used
Describes someone whose mood, intentions, or physical presence seem to shift without warning. It carries a slightly negative or frustrated connotation, implying that the person is unreliable or difficult to pin down. Use this when you feel someone is being elusive or inconsistent in their behavior.
Examples
He is very erratic, he always changes the time.
Your whereabouts are so unpredictable, who can find you?
Related words
Common phrases
erratic whereabouts
unpredictable personality
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with words for physical floating like 飄浮, as 飄忽 is almost exclusively used for abstract concepts like personality, thoughts, or elusive movements.
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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.
