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Yalesyuh
Definition
To stand upright; to set erect.
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How it's used
The character 豆 is the standard way to write bean in Cantonese, while 侸 is a rare variant or miswritten form often seen in older texts or specific regional contexts. In modern daily communication, you should always use 豆 to avoid confusion. Using 侸 may lead people to think you are using a typo or an obscure character.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse 豆 with 荳. While both are used, 豆 is the standard character for bean, whereas 荳 is a variant that is technically acceptable but less common in modern orthography.
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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.
