zoeng1 bun2張本张本
Jyutpingzoeng1 bun2
Yalejēung bún
Definition
Zhang Ben, a politician of the Ming Dynasty.
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How it's used
Proper nouns referring to historical figures are used exactly like names of contemporary people in conversation. There is no special honorific or grammatical marker required when discussing historical figures from the Ming Dynasty. It is treated as a standard noun phrase.
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Zhang Ben of the Ming Dynasty
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
