jing4瀛
Jyutpingjing4
Yaleyìhng
Definition
Ocean; also used to refer to Japan or Japanese culture.
- ocean; sea
- literaryJapan; Japanese
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How it's used
Literary and poetic in nature, this character is rarely used in everyday spoken Cantonese to refer to the sea. It is most commonly encountered in names or specific cultural references, such as 瀛洲 or when referring to Japan as 東瀛. In standard conversation, people almost exclusively use 海 to describe the ocean.
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Common mistake
Do not use this word in casual conversation to mean the sea, as it will sound overly dramatic or archaic. Stick to 海 for all common contexts.
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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.
