ling4 zoeng2 muk6 dung6 mat6靈長目動物灵长目动物
Jyutpingling4 zoeng2 muk6 dung6 mat6
Yalelìhng jéung muhk duhng maht
Definition
Primate
neutralanimals
How it's used
This term is primarily a biological classification used in scientific or educational contexts. In casual daily conversation, people almost always use the simpler term 靈長類 to refer to the group. It is rarely used outside of biology textbooks or nature documentaries.
Measure word
zung3種jungExamples
Humans also belong to the primate order.
Related words
Common phrases
primate research
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.
