mei5 ging2美景
Jyutpingmei5 ging2
Yaleméih gíng
Definition
Beautiful scenery.
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How it's used
While this term is understood in spoken Cantonese, it carries a slightly literary or poetic tone that makes it less common in casual, everyday chatter. People usually prefer using the more direct and colloquial phrase 靚景 when describing a nice view. It is frequently encountered in travel writing, social media captions, or when someone is trying to sound more descriptive and refined.
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The beautiful scenery here is really stunning.
Where did you guys go to see the beautiful scenery?
Related words
Common phrases
a beautiful day and lovely scenery
Common mistake
Do not use this word to describe a person, as it is strictly reserved for landscapes and views. Using it to compliment someone's appearance would sound unnatural and confusing.
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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.
