pui5碚
Jyutpingpui5
Yalepúih
Definition
A character used in place names, particularly Beibei district in Chongqing, China.
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively used as a phonetic component in place names, most notably Beibei in Chongqing. It does not function as a standalone verb or noun in everyday Cantonese conversation. Learners will rarely encounter this outside of geography or travel contexts.
Examples
Beibei is a very famous place in Chongqing.
Do you know where Beibei is?
Related words
Common phrases
Beibei (a district in Chongqing)
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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.
