zyun1 ming4專名专名
Jyutpingzyun1 ming4
Yalejyūn mìhng
Definition
Proper noun; a proper name of a person, place, dynasty, race, country, or organization.
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How it's used
Primarily used in academic or linguistic contexts, this term refers specifically to proper nouns like names of people, places, or organizations. In everyday casual conversation, people rarely use this formal term and instead refer to specific categories like 人名 or 地名 directly. It is most commonly encountered in school settings or when discussing grammar and orthography.
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Remember to mark the proper nouns when you are writing the article.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 專門, which means specialized or exclusive. Learners often mistake the two because they share the same first character, but they belong to entirely different semantic categories.
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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.
