lung4朧胧
Jyutpinglung4
Yalelùhng
Definition
The rising moon, or the moon just appearing.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the dim or hazy appearance of the moon, often due to clouds or mist. It carries a poetic or literary nuance that is rarely used in casual daily speech, making it sound quite descriptive or evocative when it does appear.
Examples
The moon looks hazy and dim tonight.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 朦, which is a much more common word for general blurriness or fogginess. Using 朧 for anything other than the moon or light sources will sound unnatural or overly archaic to native speakers.
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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.
