mou6 jyut6墓穴
Jyutpingmou6 jyut6
Yalemouh yuht
Definition
Grave, tomb, crypt, or burial chamber dug underground or in a cave.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical space or chamber where a body is interred, rather than the general concept of a cemetery or graveyard. It carries a formal or archaeological tone, as it is rarely used in everyday conversation unless discussing history, horror stories, or construction site discoveries.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
There are many burial objects inside this tomb.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 墳場, which refers to the entire cemetery or graveyard site. Using 墓穴 to describe a general burial ground sounds unnatural and overly specific.
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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.
