muk6牧
Jyutpingmuk6
Yalemuhk
Definition
To herd or tend livestock; also to govern or pasture.
- to herd or tend livestock
- pasture; meadow
- archaicto govern or rule
neutralanimalsother
How it's used
This character is rarely used in modern spoken Cantonese as a standalone verb for herding. It is almost exclusively found in compound nouns like 牧羊人 or 牧場. When referring to the act of looking after animals, speakers prefer using verbs like 睇住 or 養.
Examples
He herded sheep in the countryside when he was young.
There are many cows in the pasture.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 牧師, which refers to a Christian pastor. In that context, the character is used as a title rather than a verb related to animal husbandry.
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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.
