laan4 ting4蘭亭兰亭
Jyutpinglaan4 ting4
Yalelàahn tìhng
Definition
Lanting, the Orchid Pavilion; a historic gathering place for poets in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the historical site in Shaoxing famous for the gathering of calligraphers and poets. It carries a strong literary and cultural weight, often associated with the classic work Lantingji Xu. Use it when discussing historical tourism or classical Chinese literature.
Examples
We will go to visit Lanting next week.
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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.
