waa4 sau3華秀华秀
Jyutpingwaa4 sau3
Yalewàh sau
Definition
The name of a character in a traditional tale who keeps a ferocious dog.
colloquialpeopleanimals
How it's used
This name is specifically associated with a traditional cautionary tale about a man who keeps a dangerous dog. It is rarely used as a generic name and usually appears in contexts discussing the story or as a cultural reference to someone who keeps an uncontrollable pet. Using this name often implies a warning about the risks of keeping aggressive animals.
Examples
Do you know how ferocious the dog that Wah Sau keeps is?
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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.
