粤 (yuè) — abbreviation for Guangdong (province); also used in terms related to Cantonese culture (e.g., 粤语, 粤菜)
Definition
Short form for Guangdong, also a cultural-linguistic prefix in words like 粤语 (Cantonese) and 粤菜 (Cantonese cuisine). By itself it usually appears as an abbreviation rather than a standalone noun.
noun
abbreviation for Guangdong (province)also used in terms related to Cantonese culture (e.g., 粤语, 粤菜)
Easily confused
- 月yuèsound-alikemoon
- 越yuèsound-alike(adverb, in structure '越A越B') the more... the more
- 跃yuèsound-aliketo leap; to jump (bound form, used in compounds)
- 岳yuèsound-alike(bound form) wife's parents (in compounds like 岳父, 岳母)
- 悦yuèsound-alikehappy, delighted (bound form, used in compounds like 喜悦, 愉悦)
- 阅yuèsound-alike(bound form) to read; to go over (as in 阅读, 阅览)
Examples
- ，。Tā cóng xiǎo zài guǎng dōng zhǎng dà, huì jiǎng yuè yǔ.He grew up in Guangdong and can speak Cantonese.
- 粤。Zhè jiā yuè cài guǎn de shāo é fēi cháng hǎo chī.The roast goose at this Cantonese restaurant is delicious.
- ？。Nǐ huì shuō yuè yǔ ma? wǒ xiǎng xué.Can you speak Cantonese? I want to learn.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 粵; 粤 is its simplified writing.
- 宷宷shěn
- 亏亏kuī
The traditional form 粵 is described in an old dictionary as made from 宷 and 亏; the simplified 粤 is the form shown here.
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