嚿 (huò) - A Cantonese character meaning 'piece, chunk, lump' & used in Cantonese dialect for counting or describing

嚿Tone 4

huò ｜ 20 strokes ｜ radical:

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嚿 · huò

A Cantonese character meaning 'piece, chunk, lump';

used in Cantonese dialect for counting or describing portions of things.

A Cantonese character meaning 'piece, chunk, lump'used in Cantonese dialect for counting or describing

Usage highlights

A piece ofA chunk of meatA piece of cakeA lump of sugarA piece of breadA chunk of wood

Synonyms

  • 块— piece, chunk (more standard Mandarin equivalent)
  • 片— slice, piece

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Give me a piece of cake (一嚿蛋糕).
  • He bought a chunk of meat (一嚿肉).
  • There's a lump of sugar (一嚿糖).
  • I need a piece of that (要一嚿).

Collocations

  • A piece of(一嚿)
  • A chunk of meat(一嚿肉)
  • A piece of cake(一嚿蛋糕)
  • A lump of sugar(一嚿糖)
  • A piece of bread(一嚿面包)
  • A chunk of wood(一嚿木)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in Cantonese dialect and informal spoken contexts.
  • Common in Hong Kong and Guangdong province daily speech for quantifying objects.
  • Considered colloquial and rarely used in formal written Chinese.

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