jyun4園园

Jyutpingjyun4

Yaleyùhn

語素Very common

Definition

Garden, park, or public space for plants or recreation.

a place where plants are grown; a garden
a public place for recreation or entertainment; a park

neutralplacesnature

How it's used

Functions primarily as a bound morpheme in Cantonese rather than a standalone noun. It appears most frequently in compound words like 花園 or 公園 to denote a designated area for plants or public recreation. When referring to a specific garden or park, speakers will almost always use the full compound word instead of the single character.

Examples

keoi5佢喺hai2花faa1園jyun2度dou6種zung3咗zo2好hou2多do1花。

He planted a lot of flowers in the garden.

nei5你ting1聽jat6日soeng2想m4唔soeng2想heoi3去gung1公jyun2園wun6玩aa4呀？

Do you want to go to the park to play tomorrow?

Common phrases

faa1花jyun2園

garden

gung1公jyun2園

park

Common mistake

Avoid using it as a standalone word to mean garden, as it sounds incomplete or overly literary to native speakers. Always pair it with a prefix like 花 or 公 to form a natural noun.