bang6憑凭
Jyutpingbang6
Yalebahng
Definition
To lean against something for support.
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How it's used
While 憑 is used in formal Chinese to mean to rely on or to base on, in spoken Cantonese it is primarily used for physical leaning. It is almost always paired with the aspect marker 住 to indicate a continuous state of leaning. In casual speech, people often use 挨 instead of 憑 for this physical action, as 憑 can sound slightly more descriptive or literary depending on the speaker.
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Learners often confuse 憑 with 靠. While 靠 can also mean to lean, it carries a stronger sense of relying on something for support or trust, whereas 憑 focuses specifically on the physical posture of leaning against a surface.
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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.
