ham2 fat6砍伐
Jyutpingham2 fat6
Yalehám faht
Definition
To cut down or fell trees using tools such as saws or axes.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal or written contexts, such as news reports about environmental issues or government policy. In everyday spoken Cantonese, people typically use the more direct and common verb 斬 to describe cutting down trees or chopping wood.
Examples
Why do they need to cut down this forest?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this in casual conversation as it sounds overly academic or stiff. Use 斬 instead when talking about chopping something down in a daily context.
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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.
