on1 meng2安名
Jyutpingon1 meng2
Yaleōn méng
Definition
To name; to give a name.
colloquialpeopledaily actions
How it's used
This term is primarily used in the context of naming a newborn, a pet, or a new object. It carries a slightly more formal or traditional nuance compared to the everyday word 起名. You will almost always hear it used with a measure word or object, such as 安個名 or 安返個名, rather than as a standalone verb.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin usage of 安, which often means to install or to settle. In Cantonese, using it to mean install is incorrect; for that, use 裝.
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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.
