cau1 sau1秋收
Jyutpingcau1 sau1
Yalechāu sāu
Definition
Autumn harvest; the harvesting of crops in autumn.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the agricultural activity of gathering crops during the autumn season. While it is a standard term in the Chinese language, it is rarely used in the daily urban life of Hong Kong unless discussing rural history or agricultural practices. It carries a formal or literary tone compared to everyday vocabulary.
Examples
This year's autumn harvest is very ideal.
Did your family participate in the autumn harvest?
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Common phrases
autumn harvest season
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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.
