ling6 leoi6另類另类
Jyutpingling6 leoi6
Yalelihng leuih
Definition
Unconventional, alternative, or eccentric; different from the mainstream.
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How it's used
Often carries a slightly critical or skeptical undertone when describing people, suggesting they are outside the social norm. While it can be used neutrally to describe art or music, it frequently implies that the subject is strange or difficult for the average person to relate to. It is rarely used to describe positive, mainstream success.
Examples
He is very unconventional and always thinks of weird things.
Do you think this unconventional art style looks good?
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Common phrases
unconventional style
alternative choice
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 奇怪, which specifically means weird or suspicious. 另類 focuses more on being different from the mainstream or alternative, whereas 奇怪 focuses on being puzzling or unsettling.
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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.
