lei4氂牦
Jyutpinglei4
Yalelèih
Definition
Yak or a animal tail, particularly one used as a duster or tassel.
- yak (Bos grunniens)
- literarya tail, especially of a yak or horse, used as a tassel or duster
neutralanimals
How it's used
Primarily used in the context of the animal 氂牛, which is the standard way to refer to a yak in Cantonese. While the character historically refers to the long tail of the animal, it is rarely used in isolation in modern spoken Cantonese outside of this specific animal name. It is a formal or literary term that has been adopted into common vocabulary through geographical and cultural references to high altitude regions.
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zek3隻jekExamples
I saw many yaks when I traveled to Tibet.
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Common phrases
yak
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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.
