hon5 dei6旱地
Jyutpinghon5 dei6
Yalehóhn deih
Definition
Dry land; land without water or non-irrigated farmland.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to land that lacks irrigation or is not suitable for paddy farming. It is often used in contrast to water-based environments or agricultural contexts where water supply is critical. In casual conversation, it is more common to describe such areas simply as 乾地 or 冇水嘅地方.
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faai3塊faiExamples
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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.
