ting3庭
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Yaleting
Definition
The ground inside a courtyard.
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How it's used
Modern Cantonese speakers rarely use this character in isolation to refer to a physical courtyard. It is almost exclusively found in compound words like 屋庭 or as part of formal terms related to government or legal settings. When referring to a home courtyard, people usually prefer the term 庭院 or simply describe the space using more specific nouns.
Measure word
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 廳, which refers to a living room. Learners often mistake the pronunciation or meaning because they look similar in some contexts.
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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.
