pik1潎
Jyutpingpik1
Yalepīk
Definition
The movement of fish swimming in water.
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How it's used
This verb specifically captures the agile, darting movement of fish as they navigate through water. It is rarely used in formal writing and is mostly reserved for describing the lively, quick motions of small fish in a tank or stream. You will often hear it used in a repetitive structure to emphasize the back and forth nature of the movement.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with general verbs for swimming like 游水, which is used for humans or general swimming actions. Using 潎 for a person would sound bizarre and incorrect.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
