gwong1桄
Jyutpinggwong1
Yalegwōng
Definition
Arenga or sugar palm (Arenga pinnata).
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How it's used
The term 桄 is rarely used in isolation in daily speech and almost always appears as part of the compound 桄榔. It refers specifically to the palm species known for producing starch and sap. In a botanical or agricultural context, it is treated as a standard noun for this specific type of tree.
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po1樖pōExamples
Do you know how the sugar palm grows?
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
