zaap6 sik6 sing3 dung6 mat6雜食性動物杂食性动物
Jyutpingzaap6 sik6 sing3 dung6 mat6
Yalejaahp sihk sing duhng maht
Definition
Omnivore; an animal that eats both plants and other animals.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used in scientific or educational contexts rather than casual conversation. While it is the standard translation for omnivore, people rarely use it when describing their own diet or eating habits. Instead, they would simply say someone eats everything by using the phrase 乜都食.
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Humans are actually a type of omnivore.
Do you know which ones are omnivores?
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Common phrases
belongs to the omnivore category
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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.
