tung4 joeng6同樣同样
Jyutpingtung4 joeng6
Yaletùhng yeuhng
Definition
Same, equal, or similar.
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How it's used
Functions as an adverb or conjunction to highlight that two things share a quality or that an action applies to another party. It carries a slightly more formal or emphatic tone compared to the ubiquitous 一樣. Use it when you want to stress that the similarity or the parallel action is noteworthy.
Examples
Both of their ideas are equally naive.
You can choose this plan as well.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse it with 一樣, but 一樣 is more versatile as it can function as an adjective, whereas 同樣 is primarily used to modify verbs or adjectives to show equality in degree or action.
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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.
