wai5煒炜
Jyutpingwai5
Yalewáih
Definition
Glowing, bright, or brilliant; used almost exclusively in personal names.
neutralpeople
How it's used
This character is almost exclusively encountered within personal names in Hong Kong. It carries a sense of brightness or radiance, which makes it a popular choice for parents looking for auspicious meanings. You will rarely see it used as a standalone verb or adjective in modern spoken Cantonese.
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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.
