「喎」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: wo3
Part of Speech: particle
Explanation:
  • added to the end of an utterance to indicate the speaker's own realization
    (Cant.) 又jau6係hai6喎wo3。
    (Eng.) Oh yeah, that’s right!
    (Cant.) 估gu2唔m4到dou2你nei5會wui5返faan1嚟lei4喎wo3。
    (Eng.) Who would have thought you would come back.
    (Cant.) 連lin4啲di1馬maa5都dou1咁gam3鍾zung1意ji3佢keoi5,睇tai2嚟lei4佢keoi5有jau5獨duk6特dak6嘅ge3魅mei6力lik6喎wo3。
    (Eng.) Even the horses are fond of her. It's as if she has a unique charm abut her (and the speaker just realized this).
    (Cant.) 喂wai3!睇tai2唔m4出ceot1喎wo3!
    (Eng.) Hey! I didn’t see that coming!

  • commonly used to remind the hearer of the information conveyed
    (Cant.) 記gei3住zyu6喎wo3,洗sai2埋maai4衫saam1先sin1好hou2瞓fan3啊aa3!
    (Eng.) But remember - do your laundry before you sleep!
    (Cant.) 夠gau3鐘zung1喇laa3喎wo3。
    (Eng.) It's almost time.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5遲ci4到dou3喎wo3!
    (Eng.) He's late though!
    (Cant.) 好hou2喇laa3喎wo3!
    (Eng.) That's enough!
    (Cant.) 咁gam3辣laat6都dou1食sik6到dou2喎wo3我ngo5。
    (Eng.) Even I was able to handle this spiciness.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5頭tau4先sin1食sik6咗zo2嘢je5㗎gaa3喇laa3喎wo3。
    (Eng.) But I just had a meal.

Synonym: Synonym: 噃
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「喎」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: wo5
Part of Speech: particle
Explanation:
  • reported speech; to transmit somebody's message, usually clarifying that it is none of the business of the speaker; "it was said that"; "somebody (but not I) said that"
    (Cant.) 媽maa1咪mi4話waa6唔m4好hou2飲jam2汽hei3水seoi2喎wo5!
    (Eng.) Mother said we shouldn't drink soft drinks!
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5話waa6係hai6噉gam2喎wo5,我ngo5唔m4知zi1㗎gaa3。
    (Eng.) He said it is so, anyway I really don't know.

  • used for irony, to emphasise the contrast with the reality
    (Cant.) 嗰go2位wai2朋pang4友jau5喇laa3喎wo5,就zau6冇mou5乜mat1風fung1度dou6喇laa3。
    (Eng.) Now that mate—in contrast—is lacking in chivalry and gracious manners.
    (Cant.) 咁gam3容jung4易ji6畀bei2人jan4呃ngaak1,仲zung6話waa6係hai6大daai6學hok6教gaau3授sau6喎wo5。
    (Eng.) He was so easily defrauded, even though he is a university professor!
    (Cant.) 精zing1英jing1喎wo5?睇tai2過gwo3?
    (Eng.) Elite? Let's see then.

See also: 咯
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「啝 / 喎」

Entry #3
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 啝 wo4
  • 喎 wo4
Part of Speech: particle
Explanation:
used to express unexpectedness or unpreparedness of the speaker's mind, associated with surprise or disapproval
(Cant.) 琴kam4日jat6我ngo5見gin3到dou2佢keoi5嗰go2陣zan2,佢keoi5扮baan6唔m4識sik1我ngo5啝wo4。
(Eng.) (I was surprised) she pretended she didn't know me when I saw her yesterday.
(Cant.) 點dim2知zi1佢keoi5仲zung6走zau2入jap6嚟lei4啝wo4!
(Eng.) Then, what do you know, she came running in!
Reference: https://www.academia.edu/8544643/Evidentiality_and_mirativity_in_Cantonese_wo3_wo4_wo5_
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「喎 / 涴」

Entry #4
Character、
Pronunciation:
  • 喎 wo5
  • 涴 wo3 , wo5
  • 𢰸 wo5
  • 腡 wo5
Part of Speech: adjective
Explanation:
failed; not achieving
(Cant.) 攪喎gaau2 wo5
(Eng.) to ruin, to damage
(Cant.) 扠喎caa5 wo5
(Eng.) to ruin, to damage
(Cant.) 喎wo5咗zo2喇laa3!
(Eng.) It's ruined!
(Cant.) 今gam1次ci3考haau2試si5十sap6幾gei2科fo1都dou1喎wo5晒saai3。
(Eng.) I failed in over ten subjects in the last examination.
See also: 衰 失敗 辜 辜負 敗 瓜
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