cin1 mak6阡陌

Jyutpingcin1 mak6

Yalechīn mahk

名詞

Definition

Paths or lanes between fields that divide agricultural land.

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How it's used

This term is primarily literary and is rarely used in casual daily conversation to describe actual footpaths. It carries a strong sense of pastoral imagery, often appearing in poetry or formal writing to evoke a sense of rural tranquility or vast, organized farmland. When used in speech, it usually appears as part of the set phrase 阡陌縱橫 to describe a complex network of paths.

Measure word

tiu4條tìuh

Examples

hoeng1鄉haa2下di1啲tin4田je5野cin1阡mak6陌zung1縱waang4橫，hou2好leng3靚aa4呀。

The paths between the fields in the countryside are crisscrossed and beautiful.

nei5你haang4行gwo3過go2嗰tiu4條cin1阡mak6陌，zau6就wui6會gin3見dou3到gaan1間uk1屋㗎gaa2喇。

If you walk along that path between the fields, you will see the house.

Common phrases

cin1阡mak6陌zung1縱waang4橫

crisscrossed with paths between fields

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a general word for any path or street. It is strictly reserved for agricultural settings and is not used for urban roads or walking trails in the city.