si1獅狮
Jyutpingsi1
Yalesī
Definition
Lion.
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How it's used
While 獅 is the root character for lion, it is almost never used alone in spoken Cantonese. You must attach 子 to form 獅子 to refer to the animal, or use it in compound words like 舞獅 or 獅頭. It functions as a bound morpheme in most contexts.
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zek3隻jekExamples
There is a lion in the zoo that looks very majestic.
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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.
