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Jyutpingbou2
Yalebóu
Definition
A cloth for carrying a baby on one's back, or referring to infancy.
- cloth used for carrying a baby on one's back
- literaryinfancy; babyhood
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the traditional cloth used to secure an infant to a caregiver's back, a practice deeply rooted in historical childcare. While modern strollers and ergonomic carriers are now standard, the term remains a nostalgic reference to the intimacy of being carried during infancy. It is rarely used in contemporary urban settings to describe modern baby gear.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
When he was little, his mother often carried him on her back with a baby carrier.
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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.
