sou3 duk6數獨数独
Jyutpingsou3 duk6
Yalesou duhk
Definition
Sudoku; a number-placement logic puzzle game played on a nine-by-nine grid.
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How it's used
Pronunciation of this word in Cantonese often follows the standard reading of the characters, but because it is a loan translation of a Japanese puzzle, it is treated as a specific hobby term. It is almost exclusively used in the context of leisure activities or brain training. People often refer to it simply as 玩數獨 when discussing their pastimes.
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Do you play sudoku when you have free time?
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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.
