sat1 soeng4失常
Jyutpingsat1 soeng4
Yalesāt sèuhng
Definition
Abnormal, odd, or behaving out of the ordinary with a strange or negative change.
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How it's used
Describes behavior or functioning that deviates from the expected norm. It is frequently applied to machinery or software to indicate a technical glitch, as well as to people whose actions seem erratic or uncharacteristic. Unlike words describing simple mistakes, this implies a deeper, more concerning departure from normal patterns.
Examples
He is talking very strangely today, is he sick?
The computer is malfunctioning and keeps shutting down automatically.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a person who is just being silly or making a small error, as it carries a stronger connotation of something being fundamentally wrong or broken.
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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.
