jyun4懸悬
Jyutpingjyun4
Yaleyùhn
Definition
To hang or suspend; baseless, unresolved, or disparate.
- to hang; to suspend
- unresolved; outstanding
- baseless; groundless; untrustworthy
- disparate; wide apart; far separated
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How it's used
Primarily used in formal or literary contexts, this character often appears in compound words like 懸疑 for suspense or 懸殊 for a large disparity. When used as a verb for hanging, it is far less common in daily speech than 掛, which is the standard colloquial choice for physical objects.
Examples
The sign is hanging in mid-air, it looks like it's about to fall down.
The matter is left hanging and undecided, everyone is very worried.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this in casual conversation to mean hanging up clothes or pictures, as it sounds overly dramatic or poetic; stick to 掛 for those everyday actions.
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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.
