syut3 paau3雪豹
Jyutpingsyut3 paau3
Yalesyut paau
Definition
Snow leopard; a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the endangered big cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. It is rarely encountered outside of nature documentaries or zoo contexts, so it is not a word used in everyday casual conversation.
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Snow leopards usually appear in high-altitude snowy mountains.
Do you know if the zoo has any snow leopards?
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Common phrases
endangered snow leopard
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
