jin4 syun4研船
Jyutpingjin4 syun4
Yaleyìhn syùhn
Definition
Boat-shaped herbal medicine mortar.
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How it's used
This term refers specifically to the traditional boat-shaped mortar used by Chinese medicine practitioners to grind herbs. It is rarely used in modern households, as most people now use electric blenders or standard stone mortars. You will mostly encounter this word in historical contexts or when visiting very traditional, old-school herbal shops.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a standard bowl-shaped mortar, which is usually called 擂缽 or simply 藥盅. Using 研船 for a regular kitchen mortar will sound confusing to native speakers.
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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.
