hoi2 sing1海星
Jyutpinghoi2 sing1
Yalehói sīng
Definition
Starfish; a flat echinoderm with radiating arms that lives on the seabed.
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How it's used
People often refer to the arms of a starfish as 腳, which literally means legs or feet, rather than using more technical biological terms. It is common to see them in shallow waters or rock pools during low tide, making them a frequent subject of curiosity for children at the beach.
Measure word
zek3隻jekExamples
I saw a starfish on the beach.
Related words
Common phrases
starfish shape
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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.
