sung2聳耸

Jyutpingsung2

Yalesúng

Uncommon

Definition

To shrug, towering or lofty, or to excite, urge, or stir.

to shrug
towering; lofty; high
to excite; to urge on; to stir; to shock

colloquialbodydaily actions

How it's used

The character is primarily used in the context of shrugging shoulders as 聳膊. When used in the sense of inciting or egging someone on, it is almost always written as 聳恿. It is rarely used in its literary sense of being lofty or tall in everyday spoken Cantonese.

Examples

nei5你m4唔hou2好sung2聳jung2恿keoi5佢zou6做maai4埋di1啲so4傻si6事aa4呀。

Don't urge him to do silly things.

Common phrases

sung2聳bok3膊

to shrug one's shoulders

sung2聳jung2恿

to incite or egg someone on

Common mistake

Learners often confuse the pronunciation with other characters sharing the same radical or similar components, but in speech, it is almost exclusively heard in the specific phrase 聳膊.