jyu5雨
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Definition
Rain; water droplets that condense and fall from clouds in the atmosphere.
Example
colloquialweather
How it's used
Cantonese speakers almost always use the verb 落 before the noun 雨 to describe the act of raining. While you might hear 降雨 in formal weather reports, it sounds unnatural in daily conversation. When describing a sudden or brief downpour, the classifier 陣 is preferred over 場.
Measure word
coeng4場chèunghExamples
It is raining very heavily today, don't go out.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using 下雨 as it is a Mandarin construction. Always use 落雨 in Cantonese to express the action of raining.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
