on1盎
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Yaleōn
Definition
An ancient ceramic or clay wine vessel, or to describe something as abundant or overflowing.
- archaican ancient shallow clay pot or wine vessel
- literaryabundant; overflowing
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How it's used
Primarily used to describe a container filled to the brim or a quantity that is overflowing. It carries a sense of visual fullness that goes beyond just having enough. While it can refer to a dish in literary contexts, it is almost exclusively used as an adjective for abundance in modern spoken Cantonese.
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Common phrases
to overflow
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 昂, which relates to being expensive or high. Native speakers rarely use 盎 in casual conversation, so using it might sound slightly poetic or old fashioned.
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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.
