gung1 ting4宮廷宫廷
Jyutpinggung1 ting4
Yalegūng tìhng
Definition
Imperial palace or royal court, or matters occurring within them.
- imperial palace; royal court; the large residence of a royal family
- matters or events occurring within a royal court or the imperial harem
neutralplaces
How it's used
Primarily used in modern Cantonese to describe historical dramas or fictional stories set in ancient royal settings. It carries a sense of grandeur and intrigue, often associated with the complex social hierarchies and political maneuvering found in period pieces. Outside of these specific contexts, it is rarely used in daily conversation.
Examples
She really likes watching those imperial court dramas.
This movie talks about the power struggles inside the imperial court.
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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.
