jeoi6芮
Jyutpingjeoi6
Yaleyeuih
Definition
Small; tiny, or the water's edge.
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively used in surnames or specific place names rather than as a common vocabulary word. It is not part of the active, everyday lexicon for most native speakers. Learners will primarily encounter it when reading formal documents or historical texts.
Examples
This character 芮 is rarely seen in daily life.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with similar looking characters like 內 or 丙, as they are unrelated in meaning and pronunciation. It is rarely used as a standalone word for small or water's edge in modern Cantonese.
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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.
