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Definition
To lose or forfeit.
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How it's used
While 喪 is a morpheme meaning to lose, it is rarely used as a standalone verb in modern spoken Cantonese. It appears almost exclusively in formal or literary compound words like 喪失, 喪命, or 喪禮. In casual speech, people prefer using 冇咗 or 唔見咗 to express the idea of losing something.
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Do not confuse this with the slang usage of 喪, which functions as an adverb meaning wildly or intensely, such as in 喪食 or 喪玩. In that context, it is a completely different word with a different grammatical function.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
