jyut6 loeng6月亮
Jyutpingjyut6 loeng6
Yaleyuht leuhng
Definition
The Moon, as viewed from Earth.
Example
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How it's used
While 月亮 is the standard term for the moon in the sky, Cantonese speakers often use 月光 to refer to the moonlight itself or the moon in a more poetic sense. When talking about the moon as a celestial body in a scientific context, people use 月球 instead. Using 月亮 in daily conversation feels more natural and descriptive when admiring the night sky.
Measure word
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The moon is very round tonight.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often forget to include the classifier 個 when referring to the moon in a specific sentence, such as 個月亮, which makes the phrase sound incomplete to a native speaker.
Grammar color guide
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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.
