king4 jyu4鯨魚鲸鱼
Jyutpingking4 jyu4
Yalekìhng yùh
Definition
Whale.
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How it's used
Despite the name including the character for fish, it is essential to remember that these are mammals. In casual conversation, people often use the classifier 條 when talking about them, though for very large specimens, some might occasionally use 隻.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
I saw a whale when I went to Ocean Park as a kid.
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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.
