jyu5 jam1 hok6語音學语音学
Jyutpingjyu5 jam1 hok6
Yaleyúh yām hohk
Definition
Phonetics; the branch of linguistics that studies the sounds or signs of human language, including production and perception.
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How it's used
Academic terms like this are often borrowed directly from written Chinese in formal or university settings. While it is perfectly acceptable in a classroom or professional context, you will rarely hear it used in casual street conversation. If you need to discuss the sounds of a language with friends, people usually prefer descriptive phrases like 點樣發音 or 點樣讀.
Examples
She majored in phonetics at university and has done a lot of research on pronunciation.
Do you think phonetics is very difficult to study?
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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.
