bou6 dau3菢竇抱窦
Jyutpingbou6 dau3
Yalebouh dau
Definition
To brood or hatch eggs in a nest.
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How it's used
This term specifically describes the behavior of a bird sitting on eggs to incubate them. It is rarely used in urban settings but remains common in rural areas or when discussing poultry farming. The word carries a sense of patience and stillness associated with the nesting process.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with general sitting. It is exclusively reserved for birds incubating eggs and cannot be used for humans or other animals sitting down.
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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.
