hyut3 tung2血統血统
Jyutpinghyut3 tung2
Yalehyut túng
Definition
Blood relationship, lineage, or extraction shareable by people of a common ancestry.
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How it's used
Focuses on biological heritage or ancestral roots rather than cultural identity. It is frequently used in discussions about ethnicity or when tracing family origins. While it carries a formal tone, it is perfectly acceptable in casual conversation when discussing genealogy or heritage.
Examples
He has one quarter mixed blood lineage.
Do you know what kind of ancestry he has?
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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.
