luk6鹿
Jyutpingluk6
Yaleluhk
Definition
The pronunciation of the character '鹿' (deer) in certain collocations.
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How it's used
The character 鹿 carries a unique pronunciation shift in specific compound words. While it is generally pronounced as luk6, it undergoes a tone change to luk1 in certain traditional medicinal terms, most notably in 鹿茸. This shift is a remnant of older phonological patterns that persist in specialized vocabulary.
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zek3隻jekExamples
These are expensive velvet antlers.
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Common mistake
Learners often apply the standard luk6 pronunciation to all compounds, but failing to use the luk1 variant in 鹿茸 will sound unnatural to native speakers familiar with traditional Chinese medicine.
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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.
