bo1 lei1 ngaa5玻璃瓦
Jyutpingbo1 lei1 ngaa5
Yalebō lēi ngáh
Definition
Glass roof tile.
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How it's used
This term refers specifically to glass tiles used in traditional or architectural roofing to allow light to pass through. It is rarely used in casual daily conversation unless discussing construction, architecture, or specific historical buildings. You will mostly encounter it when visiting older village houses or heritage sites in Hong Kong.
Measure word
faai3塊faiExamples
The glass roof-tile here seems to have a hole in it.
Related words
Common phrases
replace glass roof-tiles
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
