長 / 长
coeng⁴
The Cantonese word for long is 長 / 长 (coeng⁴).
The adjective 長 / 长 is used to describe objects or distances that have much distance from one point to another.
Meaning: having much distance from one point to another (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the noun 'length', you can add the suffix '度' (dou6) to the adjective to form the noun 長度 (coeng4 dou6).
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is coeng⁴.
Did you know?
- The word 長 is also used to refer to a leader or a head of a household, such as 'the eldest' or 'the head'.
- In traditional Cantonese calligraphy and writing, the character 長 is often used to signify 'growth' or 'to grow' in specific contexts.
- When talking about time, a person might use 長 to mean 'long-term' or 'lasting', such as in the term 長遠 (coeng4 jyun5).
Examples in context
- 條路好長The road is very long
Sources
- Wiktionary, “long” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
