mou4 ngan4無垠无垠
Jyutpingmou4 ngan4
Yalemòuh ngàhn
Definition
Boundless; vast; having no boundaries.
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How it's used
Literary and formal in nature, this term is rarely used in casual spoken Cantonese. It is almost exclusively reserved for describing vast, open spaces like the sky or the ocean in written or poetic contexts. Using it in everyday speech to describe something simple like a room or a park will sound overly dramatic or unnatural.
Examples
Looking at that boundless ocean, I feel a bit better.
Do you think the universe is really boundless?
Related words
Common phrases
stretching as far as the eye can see
Common mistake
Learners often mistake it for a general adjective for 'big' or 'wide', but it specifically implies a lack of visible boundaries or limits. It is not interchangeable with common words like 大 or 闊.
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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.
