fong3 lok6放落
Jyutpingfong3 lok6
Yalefong lohk
Definition
To put something down or place it into something.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
Focuses on the physical act of lowering an object or depositing it into a container. It is highly versatile and frequently replaces more specific verbs like place or insert in casual speech. When used for adding ingredients to a dish, it implies a simple, direct action of dropping items into a pot or bowl.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean putting something away for storage, which would be 收埋. It is strictly for the immediate action of placing something down or into a specific spot.
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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.
