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Definition
Eaves; the overhanging edges of a roof.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the overhanging edge of a roof that sheds rainwater away from the walls. While common in traditional architecture, modern high rise buildings often lack these features, making the word less frequent in urban daily speech. It is frequently paired with the word 簷篷 to describe the modern artificial canopy or awning installed over doors or windows.
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When it rains, stand under the eaves to take shelter.
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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.
