jiu4蕘荛
Jyutpingjiu4
Yaleyìuh
Definition
Firewood, a woodcutter, or the shrub Wikstroemia japonica.
- fuel; firewood
- a woodcutter
- technicalthe shrub Wikstroemia japonica
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How it's used
This term is highly literary and rarely appears in modern spoken Cantonese. It is mostly encountered in classical texts or historical accounts describing rural life. In everyday conversation, people use 柴 instead of 蕘 to refer to firewood.
Measure word
zaat3紮jatExamples
Related words
Common mistake
Learners should avoid using this in casual speech as it will sound extremely archaic or confusing to native speakers. Stick to 柴 for all practical purposes.
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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.
