jing4 coeng4刑場刑场
Jyutpingjing4 coeng4
Yaleyìhng chèuhng
Definition
Execution ground; the place where a condemned criminal is executed.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a site designated for capital punishment, often carrying a heavy, somber historical connotation. While it appears in historical accounts or crime dramas, it is rarely used in casual daily conversation unless discussing local history or visiting a memorial site.
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This place used to be an execution ground.
Do you know where the execution ground is?
Related words
Common phrases
old execution ground
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
