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Jyutpingho4 cong4
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Definition
Riverbed or streambed; the ground at the bottom of a river.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical ground or bottom surface of a river channel. While technically accurate, it is rarely used in casual daily conversation unless discussing geography, environmental issues, or construction projects near water. It is a formal term that sounds quite scientific or descriptive compared to everyday vocabulary.
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Do you see anything on the river bed?
Related words
Common phrases
dried-up river bed
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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.
