zing3 zyun6正傳正传
Jyutpingzing3 zyun6
Yalejing jyuhn
Definition
The main story or primary installment of a novel, comic, movie, or other narrative work.
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How it's used
Distinguish this from 外傳, which refers to spin-offs or side stories that focus on secondary characters or parallel events. It is almost exclusively used in the context of media franchises, sequels, and adaptations. When discussing a series, it serves to clarify that you are referring to the core narrative arc rather than supplementary material.
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bou6部bouhExamples
The main story of this movie is much better than the spin-off.
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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.
