man4 zi6 hok6文字學文字学
Jyutpingman4 zi6 hok6
Yalemàhn jih hohk
Definition
Grammatology; the branch of linguistics that studies writing systems.
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How it's used
Academic terminology like this is rarely used in casual daily conversation and is mostly confined to university linguistics departments or specialized research contexts. It functions as a formal noun rather than a descriptive adjective, so you would typically use it to describe a field of study or a specific course module.
Examples
He majored in grammatology at university and has done a lot of research on the structure of Chinese characters.
nei5你soeng2想sam1深jap6入liu5了gaai2解man4文zi6字hok6學，ho2可ji5以heoi3去tou4圖syu1書gun2館wan2搵soeng1相gwaan1關syu1書zik6籍。
If you want to understand grammatology in depth, you can go to the library to find relevant books.
Related words
Common phrases
to study grammatology
grammatology course
Grammar color guide
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Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
