ji4 tung4兒童儿童
Jyutpingji4 tung4
Yaleyìh tùhng
Definition
A child or minor.
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How it's used
Use this term primarily in formal contexts such as government documents, news reports, or signage. It carries a clinical or institutional tone that feels distant compared to the warmth of everyday terms. Avoid using it when speaking directly to or about specific children in casual conversation.
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go3個goExamples
There are children's play facilities set up here.
Do you know where there is a children's library?
Related words
Common phrases
not suitable for children
children's playground
Common mistake
Do not use this word to address a child directly, as it sounds cold and impersonal. Stick to using it only when referring to children as a demographic or a group in a professional setting.
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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.
