sek6 zeng2石井
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Yalesehk jéng
Definition
A stone well, or Shijing, a place name in China.
- stone well
- Shijing, a town in Guangzhou, China
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a well constructed from stone blocks or masonry, which is a common feature in traditional rural villages. While it can function as a proper noun for locations, it remains a descriptive noun for the physical structure in everyday speech.
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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.
