fung2俸
Jyutpingfung2
Yalefúng
Definition
Salary, pay, or earnings from employment.
writtenmoneywork
How it's used
This character is almost exclusively encountered in the formal compound 薪俸, which refers specifically to a salary or wage. It is a morpheme that does not function as a standalone noun in modern spoken Cantonese. You will primarily see it in formal documents, contracts, or news reports regarding government or corporate compensation.
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Common mistake
Do not use this character in casual conversation to mean money or pay. Use 人工 instead, as 俸 sounds archaic and overly formal to the point of being confusing in daily speech.
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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.
