but1砵
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Yalebūt
Definition
Used in transliterations of loanwords, especially representing 'port' sounds.
colloquialplacesfood
How it's used
Primarily functions as a phonetic character for transliterating English words starting with the 'por' sound. It is most frequently encountered in place names like Portland Street or in specific culinary terms like port wine. Outside of these established loanwords, it is rarely used in modern speech.
Examples
Let's go for a walk on Portland Street.
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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.
