bou6 lok6部落
Jyutpingbou6 lok6
Yalebouh lohk
Definition
Tribe; a small-scale social group of families with a common culture and language, but without political unity.
neutralpeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to small, kinship based social groups living outside of modern urban structures. It carries an anthropological tone and is rarely used to describe modern social groups or online communities in spoken Cantonese, where terms like 圈子 or 社群 are preferred.
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go3個goExamples
They are a primitive tribe in the forest.
What unique culture does this tribe have?
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Common phrases
primitive tribe
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Grammar guides
- Aspect markersCantonese has no tenses, but it does have aspect markers. Learn how zo2, gwo3, gan2, and hai2 dou6 show completion, experience, and ongoing action.
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