gung6 tung4 tai2共同體共同体

Jyutpinggung6 tung4 tai2

Yaleguhng tùhng tái

名詞

Definition

A community of people, groups, or nations that heavily rely on each other.

writtenpeopleother

How it's used

This term is almost exclusively used in formal, political, or academic contexts to describe groups bound by shared stakes or survival. It sounds very stiff and unnatural in casual daily conversation, where people would instead use phrases like 一齊面對 or 綁埋一齊 to describe interdependence. Using it in a casual setting often carries a sarcastic or overly dramatic tone.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

ngo5我dei6哋seng4成baan1班tung4同hok6學hai6係ming6命wan6運gung6共tung4同tai2體。

Our whole class is a community of shared destiny.

keoi5佢dei6哋loeng5兩go3個hai6係lei6利jik1益gung6共tung4同tai2體，dim2點wui2會fan1分hoi1開aa1呀？

They are a community of shared interests, how could they possibly split up?

Common phrases

lei6利jik1益gung6共tung4同tai2體

community of shared interests

ming6命wan6運gung6共tung4同tai2體

community of shared destiny

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a general word for community, like 社區, but it specifically implies a deep, often strategic or existential, bond between members. Do not use it to describe a neighborhood or a group of friends.