tang4藤
Jyutpingtang4
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Definition
Vine or climbing plant, or rattan used as a material for making furniture.
- vine; climber; climbing plant with flexible stems
- rattan, cane, or wicker used as a material for making furniture
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How it's used
Refers both to the botanical vine and the specific material used in traditional furniture making. When talking about the material, it implies a natural, woven aesthetic that is highly valued for its breathability in humid weather. It is also historically associated with corporal punishment in some contexts, though this is less common in modern daily speech.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the word 籐, which is a variant character often used interchangeably for the material, but 藤 is the standard character for the plant itself.
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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.
