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Jyutpingzi6
Yalejih
Definition
To worship, present sacrificial offerings, or conduct religious ceremonies.
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively used in formal or ritualistic contexts, particularly as part of the compound 祭祀. It carries a heavy, solemn tone associated with traditional ancestral worship or temple rites. You will rarely hear it used in casual daily conversation unless discussing specific cultural or religious practices.
Examples
Many people go to the hills to worship their ancestors during the Ching Ming Festival.
Does your family usually conduct religious offerings to the deities?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this word to describe casual praying or asking for favors from a deity, as it specifically implies a formal, structured ritual or sacrifice. For general acts of worship or prayer, 拜 is the natural and common choice.
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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.
