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Jyutpingjik6
Yaleyihk
Definition
To play Chinese chess or Go; ancient name for the board game Go.
- literaryto play Chinese chess or Go
- archaicancient name for the board game Go
writtenother
How it's used
This term is almost exclusively found in literary contexts or formal names of clubs and associations. In everyday speech, people use 圍棋 to refer to the game. Using this character in casual conversation will sound overly poetic or archaic.
Examples
He really likes studying the way of Go.
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Common mistake
Do not use this in casual conversation as it is not part of the modern spoken lexicon. Learners often mistake it for a common verb, but it is strictly a noun referring to the game itself or the act of playing it in a classical sense.
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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.
