cong2氅
Jyutpingcong2
Yalechóng
Definition
An overcoat or cloak, especially one made of feathers or down.
colloquialclothing
How it's used
Refers specifically to a long, formal or heavy outer garment, often implying a more traditional or structured style than a modern jacket. While understood by most speakers, it is significantly less common in daily speech than the loanword 大褸. Using this term can sound slightly old fashioned or literary depending on the context.
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gin2件gínExamples
It's cold outside, remember to put on your overcoat before you leave.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with general terms for clothing like 衫, but it specifically denotes a heavy overcoat. It is rarely used for light jackets or casual sweaters.
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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.
