dung2踵
Jyutpingdung2
Yaledúng
Definition
To heel, to arrive, or to call on.
- heel
- to arrive
- to call on; to visit
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How it's used
Using 踵 to mean arrive or visit is highly regional and often leans towards a slightly old-fashioned or specific dialectal tone. It implies a sense of physically showing up at a location, often with the intention of meeting someone. In modern urban speech, it is far more common to use 嚟 or 探 instead.
Examples
When will you finally come over to visit me?
He went to visit the boss's house for Chinese New Year yesterday.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the noun 腳踭, which refers to the anatomical heel. Using 踵 as a verb for visiting is very specific and can sound quite rustic or literary depending on the speaker's background.
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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.
