dung1 siu2 mak6冬小麥冬小麦
Jyutpingdung1 siu2 mak6
Yaledūng síu mahk
Definition
Winter wheat; wheat sown in autumn to be harvested the following summer.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to wheat varieties planted in autumn to germinate and develop into young plants before becoming dormant during winter. It is a technical agricultural term rather than a common household word in urban Hong Kong. You will mostly encounter it in geography lessons or news reports about global food supply.
Examples
Do you know when winter wheat is harvested?
Related words
Common phrases
planting winter wheat
winter wheat yield
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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.
