Cantonese Word of the Day
餓
NGO • adjective — 28th of Sep, 2026
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Meaning: hungry; feeling a need to eat
Examples
- 我而家好餓，想食嘢。
(I’m very hungry right now and want to eat.) - 你餓唔餓？我可以煮麵俾你。
(Are you hungry? I can cook noodles for you.) - 佢成日夜晚先覺得餓。
(He often only feels hungry at night.)
Synonyms
- 肚餓
- 飢餓
- 肚仔餓
Antonyms
- 飽
餓 is a very common everyday word. It is used to describe physical hunger and is often heard in casual conversation. In Cantonese, people also frequently say 肚餓 to mean hungry.
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