wai4 ng4 ji5維吾爾维吾尔
Jyutpingwai4 ng4 ji5
Yalewàih ǹgh yíh
Definition
Uyghur; the Turkic ethnic group primarily living in Xinjiang, China.
neutralpeople
How it's used
Use this term primarily as a modifier for ethnic identity or cultural aspects like food or language. It is almost always paired with 族 when referring to the people themselves. The term carries a specific historical and geographical weight, so it is rarely used outside of formal or descriptive contexts regarding the region.
Examples
He is a Uyghur person.
Have you eaten Uyghur cuisine before?
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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.
