bo1 lei1玻璃
Jyutpingbo1 lei1
Yalebō lēi
Definition
Glass; a hard, transparent, and brittle material made primarily of silicon dioxide.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the material itself or objects made from it, like windows or drinking vessels. It is frequently used in compound words to describe objects that are fragile or transparent, such as 玻璃心 to describe someone who is emotionally sensitive or easily offended.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse the material 玻璃 with the English loanword 杯 for a cup, but remember that 玻璃 is the substance, while 杯 is the container.
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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.
