fu6 jung4附庸
Jyutpingfu6 jung4
Yalefuh yùhng
Definition
Vassal state; a small state dependent on a larger, more powerful country.
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How it's used
This term carries a strong negative connotation of political or economic subordination. It is primarily used in formal or historical contexts to describe a state that lacks true sovereignty. While it can be applied metaphorically to people or companies, it implies a lack of independence and a subservient status.
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That country is just a vassal state of the major power.
You don't want to be someone else's vassal, do you?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 附屬, which is a more neutral term for something being attached or subordinate to a larger entity. 附庸 specifically implies a political relationship between states or a very demeaning power dynamic between people.
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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.
