se5社
Jyutpingse5
Yaleséh
Definition
An organization or society formed for a common goal.
neutralpeople
How it's used
Functions primarily as a bound morpheme in Cantonese rather than a standalone noun. It appears most frequently in compound words related to organizations, social structures, or community groups. When referring to society as a whole, the full term 社會 is standard.
Examples
They joined a social service group.
Is this organization very famous?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this character alone to mean society in spoken Cantonese. Always use the full compound 社會 when referring to the general public or social environment.
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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.
