hung4洪
Jyutpinghung4
Yalehùhng
Definition
Flood; deluge.
neutralnature
How it's used
This character is primarily a morpheme found in formal or technical compounds rather than a standalone word in daily speech. It carries a sense of overwhelming scale, often associated with natural disasters or historical events. In casual conversation, people prefer using the full term 洪水 to describe the phenomenon.
Examples
In the past, major floods occurred all the time.
How does the government implement flood prevention measures?
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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.
