song1 syu6桑樹桑树
Jyutpingsong1 syu6
Yalesōng syuh
Definition
Mulberry tree.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the tree itself, whereas the fruit is almost exclusively referred to as 桑葚. While the tree is biologically significant for sericulture, it is often encountered by city dwellers in public parks or herbal gardens. The term is rarely used in casual daily conversation unless discussing gardening or traditional Chinese medicine.
Measure word
fo2棵fóExamples
That mulberry tree in the park has grown a lot of mulberries.
Related words
Common phrases
mulberry leaf
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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.
