hin2 tong4蜆塘蚬塘
Jyutpinghin2 tong4
Yalehín tòhng
Definition
A pond or reservoir used for clam farming.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a man-made or managed body of water used for cultivating clams. It is a niche term mostly found in rural or agricultural contexts rather than daily urban conversation. You will rarely hear it unless discussing aquaculture or visiting specific coastal farming areas.
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Do you know where there is a clam reservoir to visit?
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Common phrases
clam reservoir farming
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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.
