dung6侗
Jyutpingdung6
Yaleduhng
Definition
The Dong ethnic group of China.
neutralpeople
How it's used
Refers specifically to one of the ethnic minorities in China. It is almost exclusively used in the compound 侗族 when discussing ethnicity or culture. Outside of academic or formal demographic contexts, it is rarely encountered in daily casual conversation.
Examples
His family members are Dong people.
Do you know what the characteristics of the Dong ethnic group are?
Related words
Common phrases
Dong ethnic group
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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.
