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Definition
Whole; entire; the whole thing.
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How it's used
Emphasizes the entirety of an object or duration, often carrying a sense of surprise or exaggeration. It functions similarly to the Mandarin whole but is strictly colloquial and frequently used to describe someone's appearance or demeanor. When used with time expressions, it implies that the duration felt long or significant.
Examples
Have you not gone to work for the whole week?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this in formal writing as it is strictly a spoken form. Learners sometimes mistakenly use it for countable items where a specific quantifier like 一個 is more appropriate.
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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.
