zeon1津
Jyutpingzeon1
Yalejēun
Definition
A ferry crossing or ford; usually used in place names.
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How it's used
Functions primarily as a bound morpheme in modern Cantonese, appearing almost exclusively in place names or historical contexts. It carries a classical literary feel that distinguishes it from everyday words for river or crossing like 河 or 渡頭. You will rarely encounter it outside of proper nouns or formal geographical descriptions.
Examples
Tianjin is a very big city.
Do you know where Tianjin is?
Related words
Common phrases
Tianjin
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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.
