zuk6 kyun4族權族权
Jyutpingzuk6 kyun4
Yalejuhk kyùhn
Definition
Clan authority; the power and authority exercised by a clan or its elders.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the traditional power structure within lineage-based communities where elders or heads of a clan held significant decision-making authority. It is rarely used in modern daily life except when discussing history, rural customs, or ancestral heritage. The term carries a formal and somewhat academic tone, contrasting with the casual nature of most spoken Cantonese.
Examples
Villages in the past were very particular about clan authority.
Does clan authority have no influence left anymore?
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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.
