zaat6曱
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Yalejaaht
Definition
Cockroach
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How it's used
The character 曱 is almost exclusively used as the first part of the compound 曱甴. While the individual characters have roots in older Chinese, they are now treated as a single unit in Cantonese to represent the insect. It is standard to write both characters together to be understood clearly.
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zek3隻jekExamples
There is a cockroach in the kitchen, I'm so scared!
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Common mistake
Learners often try to use just 曱 alone, but it is never used in isolation. Always write it as 曱甴 to refer to the insect.
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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.
