ji4飴饴
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Definition
Sweets; candy or syrup.
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How it's used
飴 is almost exclusively encountered in literary idioms or formal written contexts rather than daily speech. In modern Cantonese, 糖 is the standard word for sweets or sugar. Using 飴 in casual conversation will sound archaic or overly poetic to native speakers.
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Common phrases
to endure hardship gladly
Common mistake
Do not use 飴 in everyday speech as it is a literary morpheme. Learners often mistake it for a common noun, but it is rarely used outside of set phrases like 甘之如飴.
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Grammar guides
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