jyut3乙
Jyutpingjyut3
Yaleyut
Definition
The second of the ten Heavenly Stems; often used to represent the second item in a list, or a grade of B.
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How it's used
Used primarily in formal grading systems, legal contracts, or multiple choice questions to denote the second option or category. It follows the sequence of 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, which functions similarly to A, B, C, D in Western contexts. You will rarely encounter this in casual daily speech unless discussing academic results or official documents.
Examples
This report is graded B.
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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.
