so1嗦
Jyutpingso1
Yalesō
Definition
Long-winded, verbose, or wordy.
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How it's used
This term is frequently used to describe someone who repeats themselves or takes too long to explain a simple matter. It carries a slightly impatient or annoyed tone, as it implies the speaker is wasting time. It is often used as an adjective with the intensifier 好.
Examples
He is so long-winded; I don't even know the point after listening.
Don't be so long-winded, can you just get to the point?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin term 囉嗦, which is also understood in Hong Kong but often written as 嘮叨 or 囉唆 in formal contexts. In Cantonese, 嗦 is the preferred colloquial shorthand for this specific feeling of being tedious or wordy.
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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.
