() - To move & to stir

Tone 4

yù | 11 strokes | radical:

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To move;

to stir;

to budge;

to shift position (regional Cantonese usage).

To moveto stirto budge

Usage highlights

Don't moveMove a bitCan't moveMove handMove footSlightly move

Synonyms

  • to move (standard Mandarin)
  • to shift, to move

Antonyms

  • still, motionless
  • fixed, stationary

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Don't move (唔好喐).
  • The baby moved its hand (BB喐咗隻手).
  • I can't move my leg (我隻腳喐唔到).
  • He stirred in his sleep (佢瞓覺喐咗一下).

Collocations

  • Don't move(唔好喐)
  • Move a bit(喐一喐)
  • Can't move(喐唔到)
  • Move hand(喐手)
  • Move foot(喐腳)
  • Slightly move(喐一喐)

Idioms

  • Not moving an inch(一啲都唔喐)
  • Move this move that(喐啲喐啲)
  • Can't move a single step(一步都喐唔到)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in Cantonese dialects and regional southern Chinese varieties.
  • Considered a colloquial character with strong regional flavor, not commonly used in formal Mandarin contexts.
  • Often appears in informal writing and online communication among Cantonese speakers.

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