bun6畔
Jyutpingbun6
Yalebuhn
Definition
Side, edge, bank, or boundary.
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How it's used
Functions primarily as a bound morpheme in literary or descriptive compounds rather than as a standalone noun in casual speech. It carries a poetic or formal tone, often used to describe scenic locations near water. While it denotes a side or edge, it is almost exclusively paired with geographical features like rivers or lakes.
Examples
He is standing by the lakeside looking at the scenery.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this as a direct substitute for 邊 or 側邊 in everyday conversation, as it sounds overly formal or archaic. It is not a general-purpose word for side.
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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.
