jyu5 ci2 zoeng6乳齒象乳齿象
Jyutpingjyu5 ci2 zoeng6
Yaleyúh chí jeuhng
Definition
Mastodon
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the prehistoric proboscidean genus Mammut. It is a technical term primarily used in educational or scientific contexts rather than daily conversation. Most people will encounter it only when visiting natural history museums or reading about paleontology.
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There is a mastodon skeleton inside the museum.
Related words
Common phrases
mastodon fossil
Common mistake
Often confused with 長毛象, which refers to the mammoth. While both are extinct elephant-like creatures, they belong to different families and have distinct physical characteristics like tooth shape and habitat.
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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.
