pong4龐庞
Jyutpingpong4
Yalepòhng
Definition
Enormous, gigantic, or huge in size or scale.
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How it's used
Primarily used in formal or written contexts to describe abstract concepts like scale, organization, or business operations. It rarely appears in casual spoken Cantonese on its own, as native speakers prefer using colloquial adjectives like 大 or 好大 to convey size in everyday conversation. When you do hear it, it is almost exclusively paired with 大 to form the compound 龐大.
Examples
The scale of this project is enormous.
Their company's business operations are huge.
Related words
Common phrases
enormous
Common mistake
Avoid using this word to describe physical objects like a big house or a large person, as it sounds unnatural and overly literary. Stick to simple adjectives like 大 for physical size.
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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.
