pou2 tung1普通
Jyutpingpou2 tung1
Yalepóu tūng
Definition
Ordinary, common, average, or unremarkable.
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How it's used
Use this to describe something that lacks special features or is unremarkable. It often carries a slightly dismissive tone when used to evaluate quality, implying that something is neither good nor bad, just acceptable.
Examples
The food at this restaurant is just average.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean 'simple' or 'easy' in the sense of a task, as that would be 簡單. It specifically refers to the quality or status of being average or common.
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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.
