tung3痛
Jyutpingtung3
Yaletung
Definition
Painful or aching.
colloquialbodyhealth
How it's used
Expressing the intensity of pain often involves using reduplication or specific adjectives before the word. For example, 冤痛 describes a dull, aching sensation, while 刺痛 implies a sharp, stabbing pain. It functions as a predicate adjective, so it is frequently preceded by intensifiers like 好 or 幾.
Examples
My head hurts so much, I want to go home and rest.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using it to describe emotional sadness or grief, as that is better expressed with 傷心 or 難過. Using 痛 for emotional pain is generally reserved for intense, visceral feelings of heartbreak or deep regret.
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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.
