ji4迆
Jyutpingji4
Yaleyìh
Definition
Winding; continuing far and long.
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How it's used
Primarily used to describe paths, rivers, or long, meandering journeys that seem to stretch on without a clear end. It carries a sense of visual length and curvature that feels tedious or never-ending. While it can describe physical geography, it is also used metaphorically to describe a long, drawn-out process or a conversation that lacks focus.
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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.
