cung4 cung4重重
Jyutpingcung4 cung4
Yalechùhng chùhng
Definition
Layer upon layer, pile upon pile; numerous or heavily layered.
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How it's used
This word functions as an intensifier for abstract concepts like difficulties, worries, or layers of meaning. It describes a situation where things are stacked or repeated to the point of being overwhelming. It is rarely used to describe physical objects piled up, where terms like 疊埋 would be more natural.
Examples
He has layer upon layer of worries in his heart and doesn't dare to speak out.
There are layer upon layer of obstacles here, how are you going to get past them?
Related words
Common phrases
a series of difficult obstacles
surrounded on all sides
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the adjective 重, which means heavy. When used as an intensifier for abstract nouns, it implies a sense of density or repetition rather than physical weight.
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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.
