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Re: 我哋嘅公主花花

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conycatcher wrote:
could 聽落 be substituted for 聽起(上)嚟?

The answer is “no” because 起嚟 and 落去 are antonyms.
As single characters, 起 + 嚟 = up + come; 落 + 去 = down + go. They are the very opposite of each other.
As compound words, both are aspect markers, rather uncommon ones not as popular as 緊 and 住. 起嚟 marks the ‘inceptive’ aspect (起始體); 落去 marks the ‘continuative’ aspect (存續體). [Note: 緊 marks the ‘progressive’ aspect; 住 marks the ‘durative’ aspect. So all four are different aspect markers in Canto grammar rather similar to the single ‘continuous’ aspect of English grammar.]

Here are some example sentences to illustrate their difference:

‘花’ 聽起(上)嚟好似 '法國', 聽落(去))又唔多似。
‘Faa’ sounds like ‘faat gwok’ on first hearing, but sounds rather different upon further hearings.

舊餅食起嚟韌韌哋﹐食落去又幾好味。
The cake is a bit tough on first bite, but tastes good after a few more bites.

佢地兩個打上嚟, 再打落去就會兩敗俱傷。
The two started to get into a fight, and they would both be hurt if they carry on the fight.

Both 起嚟 and 落去 are now in CantoDict.

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