zoeng6橡
Jyutpingzoeng6
Yalejeuhng
Definition
Oak tree, or a rubber tree.
- oak tree
- rubber tree
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How it's used
Primarily appears as a component in compound words related to rubber or elastic materials. It rarely stands alone in daily speech unless referring specifically to the tree species. When talking about rubber bands, speakers almost always use the full term 橡皮圈 or the loanword 橡筋.
Examples
This rubber band breaks very easily.
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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.
