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Jyutpingsaan1 guk1
Yalesāan gūk
Definition
Valley; canyon; a low, narrow area of land bounded by mountains or hills on both sides.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical depression between mountains or hills. While technically accurate, it is rarely used in casual city conversation unless describing geography or hiking routes. In everyday speech, people often just refer to the specific name of the valley or use general terms like 山邊 if they are just referring to the area near the mountains.
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We walked through that valley.
Is there any water flowing inside this valley?
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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.
