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Definition
The sound of rustling leaves or falling petals, or dense vegetation.
- literarythe sound of leaves rustling in the wind or flower petals falling
- literarydense vegetation
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How it's used
Primarily functions as an onomatopoeia for the sound of dry leaves or falling objects. It is rarely used in casual speech to describe vegetation density, as that is usually expressed with words like 茂密. When used to describe falling, it emphasizes a continuous, light, and rapid motion.
Examples
The flower petals fell down in a rustling shower.
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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.
