gung6 tung1共通
Jyutpinggung6 tung1
Yaleguhng tūng
Definition
In common; sharing a common feature or portion.
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How it's used
Focuses on shared characteristics or features between distinct entities. It is frequently used in formal or analytical contexts to discuss similarities, often appearing in phrases like 共通點 or 共通之處.
Examples
The two of them have many things in common regarding their personalities.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe shared ownership or mutual relationships, where words like 共同 are more appropriate. 共通 specifically highlights the presence of identical traits or features rather than joint action or shared possession.
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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.
