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Yalegúng mùhn
Definition
An arch, arched door, or arched doorway with a curved top.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the structural element of an archway rather than just any door. While it can describe architectural features in buildings, it is also frequently used to describe temporary decorative structures set up for festivals or grand openings.
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There is a very large arch at the entrance of this park.
Turn left after you see that arch.
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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.
