sing3 din6聖殿圣殿
Jyutpingsing3 din6
Yalesing dihn
Definition
Holy temple or sanctum; a building regarded as sacred for worship.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a place of religious worship that is considered sacred or hallowed. While it can be used for various faiths, it carries a sense of grandeur and solemnity that distinguishes it from a smaller, everyday place of worship like a local shrine or a small temple.
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zo2座jóExamples
They walked into the temple very devoutly.
Is that temple very old?
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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.
