jan4 lung4人龍人龙
Jyutpingjan4 lung4
Yaleyàhn lùhng
Definition
A long queue of people.
Example
caan1餐teng1廳mun4門hau2口paai4排zo2咗jat1一tiu4條hou2好coeng4長jan4人lung4龍。
caan1餐teng1厅mun4门hau2口paai4排zo2咗jat1一tiu4条hou2好coeng4长jan4人lung4龙。
A very long queue of people formed at the restaurant entrance.
colloquialpeopledaily actions
How it's used
Visual imagery is central to this term, as it evokes the winding, serpentine shape of a crowded line. It is frequently used in news reports or casual conversation to describe situations where a crowd has gathered for a popular event, a new product launch, or a busy restaurant. Unlike the simple word 隊, this term carries a sense of scale and intensity.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
There is a long queue of people outside the shop.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a small or orderly line of just a few people. It specifically implies a long, dense, and often slow moving crowd that looks like a dragon.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
