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Jyutpingji5 zyu1
Yaleyíh jyū
Definition
Earlobe; the fleshy lower part of the human ear.
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How it's used
Traditional Chinese culture often associates large or fleshy earlobes with good fortune and longevity. You will frequently hear people comment on someone's earlobes when discussing their appearance or personality in a lighthearted way. It is specifically the fleshy bottom part of the ear, distinct from the rest of the cartilage.
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Their earlobes are very large, they look like they have good fortune.
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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.
