wo4 tong4禾塘
Jyutpingwo4 tong4
Yalewòh tòhng
Definition
An outdoor ground or yard used for drying grain.
colloquialplacesfood
How it's used
Refers specifically to a traditional outdoor space, usually paved with stone or concrete, used for drying harvested crops like rice under the sun. It is a term deeply rooted in rural agricultural life and is rarely used in modern urban Hong Kong contexts. You will mostly encounter it in historical descriptions or when visiting older village areas in the New Territories.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
In the past, farmers would dry grain on the threshing floor.
The area of this threshing floor is very large.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a general courtyard or backyard, as it specifically implies a functional agricultural space for processing crops.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
