ling4掕
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Yalelìhng
Definition
To hang on a hook or rope, or to connect together.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
Primarily used to describe items being suspended or linked together in a chain-like fashion. It often carries a slightly messy or cluttered connotation when referring to someone carrying many bags or items at once. The expression 一抽二掕 is the most common way to encounter this character in daily life.
Examples
He is carrying bags and bundles, hanging onto everything as he walks.
Related words
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
