zeon3浚
Jyutpingzeon3
Yalejeun
Definition
Used in names.
neutralpeople
How it's used
This character is almost exclusively encountered as a component in given names for males in Hong Kong. It carries a sense of depth or dredging, often associated with wisdom or talent in a literary context. You will rarely see it used as a standalone verb in modern spoken Cantonese.
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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.
