hong4迒
Jyutpinghong4
Yalehòhng
Definition
Animal tracks, or a path or road.
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How it's used
This term is primarily literary or formal and is rarely used in everyday spoken Cantonese. Most speakers would prefer using 路 or 痕跡 instead of this character in daily conversation. It is mostly encountered in written descriptions of nature or historical texts.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
There are some animal tracks here.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a common verb because of its appearance, but it is almost exclusively a noun. Using it in casual speech will likely sound overly poetic or confusing to native speakers.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
