lung5壟垄
Jyutpinglung5
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Definition
The border of farmland, used in place names.
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How it's used
Primarily encountered in Hong Kong place names like 靠背壟, this character functions as a morpheme rather than a standalone word in modern speech. It historically refers to the raised ridges between furrows in a field, which explains its presence in rural toponyms. Outside of specific geographical names, it is rarely used in daily conversation.
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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.
