fung1 dei6封地
Jyutpingfung1 dei6
Yalefūng deih
Definition
A fief or fiefdom; land granted by a monarch to a noble or knight.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to historical land grants bestowed by a monarch to a noble or vassal. It carries a strong sense of feudal hierarchy and is rarely used in modern contexts outside of history lessons or period dramas.
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faai3塊faiExamples
Ancient nobles usually had their own fiefs.
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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.
