zong6幢
Jyutpingzong6
Yalejohng
Definition
Used in the place name Hoi Tong Monastery (海幢寺) in Guangzhou.
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How it's used
This character is primarily a literary morpheme used in specific place names or formal contexts. While it functions as a measure word for buildings in some dialects, it is rarely used that way in modern spoken Cantonese, where 棟 is the standard choice for counting buildings.
Examples
Hoi Tong Monastery is a very famous historical site in Guangzhou.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 棟, which is the common measure word for buildings. Using 幢 in daily speech to count houses or skyscrapers will sound unnatural or overly formal.
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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.
