jim2掩
Jyutpingjim2
Yaleyím
Definition
To cover, hide, or conceal.
colloquialdaily actionsbody
How it's used
Focus on the physical act of using a hand or object to block something from view or sound. It is frequently paired with body parts like 掩口 or 掩耳 to describe reflexive gestures. Unlike 遮 which implies blocking light or rain, 掩 often suggests a more deliberate or secretive action of concealing something.
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Do not confuse this with 遮, which is the standard word for using an umbrella or blocking sunlight. Using 掩 to talk about an umbrella will sound unnatural to native speakers.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
