bou6瀑
Jyutpingbou6
Yalebouh
Definition
A name of a river in China.
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How it's used
While the character itself refers to a river name, it is almost exclusively used in the compound 瀑布 to mean waterfall. It is rarely used as a standalone noun for a river in modern Cantonese. The pronunciation in this context is typically 'buk6' rather than the literary 'bou6'.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
Related words
Common phrases
waterfall
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 暴, which shares a similar appearance but refers to violence or suddenness. Learners often mix up the radicals when writing by hand.
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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.
