saan1 gong1山崗山岗
Jyutpingsaan1 gong1
Yalesāan gōng
Definition
A low hill or mound.
neutralnature
How it's used
Refers specifically to a small or low hill, often one that stands out slightly from the surrounding flat land. It is less common in everyday urban conversation than 山, which is used for any mountain or hill regardless of size. You will mostly encounter this term in geographical descriptions or when talking about hiking routes.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
There are many trees on that hill.
Do you all want to walk up that hill?
Related words
Common phrases
walk up a hill
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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.
