lung4 hei2隆起
Jyutpinglung4 hei2
Yalelùhng héi
Definition
To swell, bulge, or protrude.
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How it's used
隆起 is a formal term often used in scientific or descriptive contexts to describe geological features or anatomical changes. In casual daily speech, people prefer using the more descriptive phrase 凸出嚟 to convey the same meaning of something protruding or rising above a surface. Using 隆起 in everyday conversation can sound slightly clinical or like a written report.
Examples
Why has this patch of ground risen up?
Related words
Common phrases
crustal uplift
Common mistake
Avoid using this word to describe everyday objects like a bump on a table or a small swelling on the skin, as it sounds too formal. Stick to 凸出嚟 for those situations to sound natural.
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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.
