jung4榕
Jyutpingjung4
Yaleyùhng
Definition
Banyan; a large evergreen tree with a wide canopy and slender aerial roots.
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How it's used
Banyan trees are iconic in Hong Kong, often found in older neighborhoods and near temples with their distinctive hanging aerial roots. While the character 榕 refers to the tree itself, it is almost always paired with 樹 to form 榕樹 in casual speech. These trees are culturally significant and protected in many urban areas due to their age and historical presence.
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fo2棵fóExamples
That banyan tree in the park is huge.
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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.
