jap6 lung4入籠入笼
Jyutpingjap6 lung4
Yaleyahp lùhng
Definition
To put or be put into a cage, basket, or steamer.
colloquialanimals
How it's used
Refers specifically to animals or birds being placed inside a cage or enclosure. It is rarely used for people unless describing someone being trapped or imprisoned in a metaphorical or literal sense.
Examples
The bird flew into the cage.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with entering a building or room, for which you should use 入去 or 入屋 instead.
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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.
