jyu4 caan2漁產渔产
Jyutpingjyu4 caan2
Yaleyùh cháan
Definition
Fishery products; seafood and other aquatic products.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in formal, commercial, or governmental contexts, such as in news reports or trade statistics. In daily life, people almost always use more specific terms like 海鮮 or 魚類 depending on the context. Using it in casual conversation can sound overly academic or stiff.
Examples
The aquatic products here are very fresh.
Do you know where they sell high-quality aquatic products?
Related words
Common phrases
abundant aquatic resources
export aquatic products
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a common household word, but it is rarely used in casual shopping or cooking scenarios. It is better to use 海鮮 when talking about food you are going to eat.
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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.
