lok6 zung2落種落种
Jyutpinglok6 zung2
Yalelohk júng
Definition
To sow seeds.
colloquialnaturedaily actions
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the physical act of planting seeds into soil or a growing medium. It is commonly used by home gardeners or in small-scale agricultural contexts rather than industrial farming. The term carries a sense of preparation and starting a growth cycle.
Examples
This spot is just right, you can sow the seeds now.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the term 落種 which can sometimes be used metaphorically in other dialects or contexts to mean starting a family or lineage, though in Hong Kong Cantonese it is almost exclusively used for gardening.
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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.
