leon4鄰邻
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Yalelèuhn
Definition
Neighbouring, adjacent, or nearby.
neutralpeopleplaces
How it's used
While 鄰 is a common morpheme in formal or written compounds like 鄰居 or 鄰舍, it is rarely used as a standalone word in everyday spoken Cantonese. Native speakers almost exclusively use 隔籬 to describe physical proximity or the person living next door. Using 鄰 by itself can sound overly literary or like a direct translation from written Chinese.
Examples
They live next to me and are my neighbors.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use 鄰 as a standalone adjective to mean next to, as it will sound unnatural. Always use 隔籬 to describe the location of something or someone nearby.
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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.
