zyu1諸诸
Jyutpingzyu1
Yalejyū
Definition
Many; all; every; various.
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How it's used
This character is primarily used in formal or literary contexts to mean all or various. In everyday spoken Cantonese, it is rarely used as a standalone pronoun and is mostly restricted to set phrases or formal addresses like 諸位. Using it in casual speech can make you sound overly academic or like you are reading from a classical text.
Examples
He likes to go out with all his friends usually.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 豬, which is the common noun for pig. Learners often mistake the formal usage of 諸 for the colloquial filler or other homophones, but it is strictly a formal quantifier.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
