bing1 gaau3冰窖
Jyutpingbing1 gaau3
Yalebīng gaau
Definition
An icehouse; a building or cellar used for the long-term storage of ice.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to historical or traditional structures designed for ice storage before modern refrigeration existed. It carries a sense of historical context or architectural interest rather than being a functional term for modern cold storage facilities.
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zo2座jóExamples
This ice house was used to store ice in the past.
Do you know where there are still old-style ice houses to visit?
Related words
Common phrases
ancient ice house
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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.
