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Jyutpingsat1
Yalesāt
Definition
Used in personal names and transliterations.
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively restricted to proper nouns, particularly in transliterations of foreign names like Joseph or in classical poetic references. It does not function as a standalone verb or adjective in modern spoken Cantonese. You will rarely encounter it outside of formal documentation or specific literary contexts.
Examples
Related words
Common phrases
to shrink or cower
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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.
