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Jyutpingngat6
Yalengaht
Definition
High and steep; to rise high.
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How it's used
Reserved almost exclusively for formal writing or literary descriptions of mountains, monuments, or abstract concepts like spirit and will. It carries a sense of majesty and unshakeable strength that makes it sound unnatural in casual, everyday speech. When describing a person or object standing up in a normal context, use 企 instead.
Examples
That mountain stands tall by the seaside.
Related words
Common phrases
standing firm and tall
Common mistake
Learners often try to use this as a direct synonym for standing up, but it is far too grand and static for human movement. Using it to describe someone standing in a room will sound like you are describing a statue or a legendary hero.
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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.
