waan4 pou5環抱环抱
Jyutpingwaan4 pou5
Yalewàahn póuh
Definition
To surround, encircle, or embrace.
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How it's used
Used primarily in formal or descriptive contexts, such as real estate advertisements or travel writing, to evoke a sense of being enclosed or embraced by a landscape. It carries a more poetic and intimate connotation than the neutral 圍繞, suggesting that the surrounding environment provides a sense of comfort or protection.
Examples
This place is surrounded by the sea, the scenery is beautiful.
Do you like living in a place surrounded by mountain views?
Related words
Common phrases
surrounded by sea views
surrounded by mountain views
Common mistake
Avoid using this word for inanimate objects or abstract concepts that do not physically enclose or embrace something, as it implies a sense of physical proximity or intimacy that 圍繞 lacks.
Grammar color guide
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Particle
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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.
