wan6鄆郓
Jyutpingwan6
Yalewahn
Definition
An ancient place name, referring to districts in present-day Shandong and Jiangsu provinces.
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively used as a proper noun for place names, most notably Yuncheng in Shandong province. It is rarely encountered in daily life unless discussing geography or history. Because it is a specific geographic identifier, it does not function as a common noun or verb in Cantonese.
Examples
Do you know where Yuncheng is?
Related words
Common phrases
Yuncheng
Grammar color guide
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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.
