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Definition
To allow others to join in an activity.
colloquialpeopledaily actions
How it's used
Primarily used in the context of children playing games or groups forming for an activity. It carries a sense of social exclusion or inclusion, often implying that someone is being left out of a circle of friends or a specific task. When used with 埋, it emphasizes the act of pulling someone into an existing group.
Examples
What are you guys playing? Can I join in too?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the formal word 侵略, which means to invade or encroach. In everyday speech, 侵 is strictly about social inclusion and lacks any aggressive connotation.
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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.
