me1 me1咩咩
Jyutpingme1 me1
Yalemē mē
Definition
Onomatopoeia for the sound of a sheep; baa.
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How it's used
Representing the sound of a sheep, this onomatopoeia is often used in children's stories or when mimicking animal noises. It functions as both a verb for the action of bleating and a noun describing the sound itself. Unlike some other animal sounds, it is rarely used metaphorically to describe human behavior.
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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.
