dei6 tou4地圖地图
Jyutpingdei6 tou4
Yaledeih tòuh
Definition
Map; an image depicting the terrain and features of a specific area.
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How it's used
Modern usage almost exclusively refers to digital maps on smartphones, often simply called 地圖 app. When referring to physical paper maps, speakers often specify the format, such as 摺疊地圖 for a folding map or 地圖冊 for an atlas. It is rarely used in abstract contexts compared to English, where one might talk about a roadmap for a project.
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zoeng1張jēungExamples
Take a look at the map and see where the MTR station is.
I opened the map on my phone, so I am not afraid of getting lost.
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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.
