ngau4 aak1牛軛牛轭
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Definition
Ox yoke; a wooden bar placed on an ox's neck to pull a plow or cart.
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How it's used
牛軛 is the standard term for the wooden frame used to harness oxen. In spoken Cantonese, you will often hear people refer to it as 牛鞅, which is a more colloquial variant specifically used in rural or farming contexts. It is a highly specialized term that is rarely used outside of agricultural discussions or historical descriptions.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with general harnesses or saddles, but it is strictly for the wooden crossbar placed on the neck of draft animals. Do not use it to describe equipment for horses or other animals.
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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.
