nin4 gaam3年鑒年鉴
Jyutpingnin4 gaam3
Yalenìhn gaam
Definition
Yearbook; annual publication containing information and statistics of the past year.
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How it's used
Primarily used in formal, academic, or institutional contexts to refer to a published record of the year's events or data. It is rarely used in casual daily conversation, as most people would simply refer to such a book by its specific title or as a record book.
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bun2本búnExamples
This yearbook records a lot of information from the past.
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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.
