jyu4 wok6漁穫渔获
Jyutpingjyu4 wok6
Yaleyùh wohk
Definition
The catch from a fishing trip.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the result of fishing activities, often used in contexts involving commercial fishing or recreational angling. It carries a slightly formal tone compared to everyday speech, though it is perfectly natural when discussing the outcome of a fishing trip.
Examples
We went fishing at sea today, and the catch was very abundant.
Did you guys get any catch from your trip out to sea this time?
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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.
