bang1崩
Jyutpingbang1
Yalebāng
Definition
Chipped; having a small piece broken off or missing.
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How it's used
Used primarily for hard objects like ceramics, glass, or teeth that have lost a small edge or corner. It implies a clean break or a small notch rather than a complete shatter or crack. When referring to a person's teeth, it is the standard way to describe a chip caused by biting something hard.
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Do not use this for soft materials like fabric or paper, which would require different verbs like 爛 or 穿. It specifically describes a missing fragment from a solid, rigid structure.
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