jyu5 wan4雨雲雨云
Jyutpingjyu5 wan4
Yaleyúh wàhn
Definition
Rain clouds or nimbus.
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How it's used
Rain clouds are specifically associated with the onset of precipitation, making this term more descriptive than generic words for clouds like 雲. It is frequently used in weather reports or casual conversation when someone notices the sky darkening before a storm. Unlike formal meteorological terms, it remains accessible and common in daily speech.
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gau6嚿gauhExamples
Seeing so many rain clouds, is it going to rain soon?
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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.
