gwong1 ging2光景
Jyutpinggwong1 ging2
Yalegwōng gíng
Definition
Scenery, view, or situation; can also refer to time or a period of time.
- scenery; view; landscape
- time; period of time
- circumstances; situation; condition
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the visual aspect of a place or a situation as it unfolds. It carries a slightly more literary or descriptive weight than the common term 風景. It is often used to evoke a sense of atmosphere or the state of things at a particular moment in time.
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The scenery of the mountains and water here is really beautiful.
Related words
Common phrases
scenery of mountains and water
a stretch of scenery
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin usage where it can mean a period of time or circumstances, as in 光陰. In Cantonese, it is almost exclusively used to describe a physical view or scene.
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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.
