wut6 fo2 saan1活火山
Jyutpingwut6 fo2 saan1
Yalewuht fó sāan
Definition
Active volcano; a volcano that has erupted in the past several thousand years and remains active.
neutralnature
How it's used
Scientific terms like this are often borrowed directly from written Chinese into spoken Cantonese without modification. While it is a technical term, it is used in casual conversation whenever discussing geography, travel, or news reports about natural disasters.
Measure word
zo2座jóExamples
This active volcano seems to have some movement recently.
Do you know where there are active volcanoes?
Related words
Common phrases
active volcano eruption
Grammar color guide
Noun
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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.
