haa6 jau4下游
Jyutpinghaa6 jau4
Yalehah yàuh
Definition
Downstream; the lower reaches of a river.
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How it's used
Beyond the literal geographical sense of a river, this term is frequently used metaphorically in business and industry to describe the final stages of a supply chain or production process. It often contrasts with 上游, which refers to the initial stages like raw material extraction or research and development. Using these terms helps clarify where a specific company or service sits within a larger economic ecosystem.
Examples
Are you guys going fishing downstream?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe the lower part of a mountain or a slope, as it is strictly reserved for water flow or sequential processes. For physical locations lower down a hill, use 山腳 instead.
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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.
