jung4 san1容身
Jyutpingjung4 san1
Yaleyùhng sān
Definition
To find a place to stay, settle, or shelter; to make a place one's home.
colloquialplaceshome
How it's used
Carries a slightly formal or literary weight despite being used in spoken Cantonese. It often implies a sense of desperation or the search for a safe haven rather than just finding a place to sleep. It is frequently used in negative constructions to emphasize a lack of security or belonging.
Examples
This place is so small, where can one even find shelter?
Related words
Common phrases
a place to call home
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 住 which is the neutral, everyday verb for living somewhere. Using 容身 in casual conversation about where you live, such as saying 我喺呢度容身, sounds overly dramatic or poetic.
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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.
