doek3 muk6 niu5啄木鳥啄木鸟
Jyutpingdoek3 muk6 niu5
Yaledeuk muhk níuh
Definition
Woodpecker; a type of bird with a strong, sharp beak used to peck tree bark for insects.
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How it's used
This term is the standard name for the bird and is used exactly as its literal meaning suggests. It is a compound word where the components clearly describe its behavior of pecking at wood to find insects. Unlike some animal names that have colloquial nicknames, this is the primary way to refer to the species in both formal and informal settings.
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zek3隻jekExamples
I saw a woodpecker in the park.
Do woodpeckers really like to peck at tree trunks?
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Common phrases
woodpecker pecking a tree
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
