lau4 gu1螻蛄蝼蛄
Jyutpinglau4 gu1
Yalelàuh gū
Definition
Mole cricket, a type of insect that is a pest in paddy fields.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in agricultural or scientific contexts rather than daily urban life. Most Hong Kong residents are unfamiliar with this insect unless they have experience with farming or rural environments. It is rarely mentioned in casual city conversation.
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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.
