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Definition
To rent or lease land for farming; a tenant farmer.
- to rent land for farming
- tenant farmer
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in historical or rural contexts regarding land tenure. It carries a formal or literary weight that is rarely encountered in modern urban conversation, where words like 租 are preferred for general renting. It specifically implies a relationship between a landowner and a tenant farmer.
Examples
His family used to make a living by renting land to farm.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 租, which is the universal word for renting anything from apartments to cars. Using 佃 in a casual conversation about renting a flat will sound highly unnatural or archaic.
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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.
