zau3 jyu5咒語咒语
Jyutpingzau3 jyu5
Yalejau yúh
Definition
A magic spell or incantation; words spoken to invoke supernatural power.
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How it's used
Beyond the literal sense of magical incantations, this term is frequently used metaphorically to describe words that seem to have a strange, repetitive, or hypnotic effect on someone. It often appears in contexts involving fantasy stories, movies, or games rather than everyday life. When someone speaks in a way that is incomprehensible or overly formal, people might jokingly compare it to reciting a spell.
Measure word
geoi3句geuiExamples
He sounds like he is chanting a spell, I cannot understand what he is saying.
Related words
Common phrases
to chant a spell
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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.
