tung4 mun4同門同门
Jyutpingtung4 mun4
Yaletùhng mùhn
Definition
Fellow disciples; people studying under the same master.
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How it's used
This term carries a strong sense of shared lineage and mutual loyalty, often used in contexts involving martial arts or traditional crafts. It emphasizes the bond between people who share the same teacher, implying a hierarchy or a sense of brotherhood that goes beyond simple classmates. While it can be used in modern professional settings to describe people who trained under the same mentor, it retains a slightly dramatic or classical flair.
Examples
The two of them are fellow disciples, they always practice together.
Related words
Common phrases
fellow disciples
fellow disciples fighting each other
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe classmates in a standard school or university setting, as it specifically implies a master apprentice relationship rather than a general academic one.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.



