bei1椑
Jyutpingbei1
Yalebēi
Definition
European beech (Fagus sylvatica).
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How it's used
This term is rarely encountered in daily Cantonese conversation because the tree is not native to Hong Kong. It is primarily used in botanical or academic contexts. Most locals would simply use the loanword Beech or describe it as a type of tree if they needed to refer to it.
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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.
