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Jyutpinghon5 zoi1
Yalehóhn jōi
Definition
Drought; a natural disaster caused by a severe lack of rain, resulting in water shortages.
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How it's used
While this term is the standard way to describe a drought, it is used primarily in formal contexts like news reports or geography discussions. In casual conversation, people are more likely to describe the situation by saying there is no rain or that the water is dried up, rather than using the technical term for the disaster itself.
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coeng4場chèunghExamples
This year's drought is really severe.
Do you know where a drought has occurred?
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
