ng5 beng2 ji6 jyu4五餅二魚五饼二鱼
Jyutpingng5 beng2 ji6 jyu4
Yaleńgh béng yih yùh
Definition
The Feeding of the 5,000, a miracle story in the Bible involving five loaves and two fish.
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How it's used
This phrase is a direct reference to the biblical miracle where Jesus feeds a multitude. It is almost exclusively used in Christian contexts or when discussing the specific narrative from the New Testament. Outside of religious settings, it is rarely used as a metaphor for abundance or sharing.
Examples
They shared the story of the five loaves and two fish with the children.
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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.
