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Jyutpingkap1 joeng5
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Definition
Provisions, victuals, or rations.
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How it's used
Primarily used in formal, logistical, or military contexts to describe the supply of essential goods like food and water. It sounds quite stiff and technical in everyday conversation, where people would naturally prefer using terms like 糧食 or 物資. You will rarely hear this in casual chat unless someone is intentionally being dramatic or referring to organized relief efforts.
Examples
How many rations did you bring for the camping trip?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a general word for 'supplies' or 'groceries', but it carries a specific connotation of survival or sustained support. Using it to describe a trip to the supermarket will sound unnatural and overly formal.
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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.
