wun6渙涣
Jyutpingwun6
Yalewuhn
Definition
To dissipate or scatter.
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How it's used
Literary in nature, this character is almost exclusively found in the compound 渙散 to describe things losing their focus, cohesion, or physical density. It is rarely used as a standalone verb in modern spoken Cantonese. You will mostly encounter it in formal contexts like news reports or discussions about organizational discipline.
Examples
Their morale is scattered, how can they fight a war?
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Common mistake
Do not use this to describe people physically scattering in a crowd, as that is better expressed by 散開 or 走散. It is specifically for abstract concepts like morale, attention, or intangible substances like mist.
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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.
