mang4 lung4盟籠盟笼
Jyutpingmang4 lung4
Yalemàhng lùhng
Definition
Sealed, trapped, or blocked off with no way out.
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How it's used
Used primarily to describe containers or packages that are airtight or securely closed to prevent contents from spilling or leaking. It carries a sense of being firmly shut rather than just locked. You will often hear it used for food packaging or jars that require force to break the seal.
Examples
The box is sealed, don't open it.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 封鎖, which refers to blocking off an area or road. 盟籠 is strictly for physical containers or objects that are sealed shut.
Grammar color guide
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Particle
Connector
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.
