wan4 ceon4勻巡匀巡
Jyutpingwan4 ceon4
Yalewàhn chèuhn
Definition
Evenly distributed, well-proportioned, or spread evenly.
colloquialfooddaily actions
How it's used
Used primarily in contexts involving cooking or physical distribution of substances. It emphasizes the quality of being uniform or well distributed across a surface. While it functions as an adverb, it is often paired with the particle 啲 to indicate a comparative degree of evenness.
Examples
The oil needs to be spread evenly for it to taste good.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with general words for flat or level, but it specifically refers to the act of distributing something across an area rather than the state of a surface being horizontal.
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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.
