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Definition
Tapir.
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How it's used
This term is rarely used in daily life as the animal is not native to Hong Kong. Most locals would simply use the loanword 貘 or describe it as a long-nosed animal if they do not know the specific name. It is primarily found in formal or scientific contexts rather than casual conversation.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
