jyu4 jip6漁業渔业
Jyutpingjyu4 jip6
Yaleyùh yihp
Definition
Fishery; the fishing and aquaculture industry.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the professional or industrial sector of fishing and aquaculture rather than the act of catching fish itself. When talking about the actual activity of catching fish, locals prefer using the verb phrase 打魚 or 捕魚. It is a formal term that rarely appears in casual daily conversation unless discussing economics, government policy, or environmental issues.
Examples
Many people in Hong Kong used to work in the fishery industry.
Do you know how the fishery industry affects the ecosystem?
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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.
