daat6 gun2 ji5 zuk6達斡爾族达斡尔族
Jyutpingdaat6 gun2 ji5 zuk6
Yaledaaht gún yíh juhk
Definition
The Daur people, an ethnic group in China.
neutralpeople
How it's used
Ethnic group names ending in 族 are treated as collective nouns in Cantonese. When discussing them, speakers often use the classifier 個 to refer to a single person of that group, such as 一個達斡爾族人. It is rarely used in casual daily conversation unless the topic specifically touches on geography, history, or anthropology.
Examples
The Daur people mainly live over in Inner Mongolia.
Related words
Common phrases
Daur person
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
