bui3 ging2 jam1 ngok6背景音樂背景音乐
Jyutpingbui3 ging2 jam1 ngok6
Yalebui gíng yām ngohk
Definition
Background music used to set an atmosphere or accompany an activity.
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How it's used
Often shortened to BGM in casual conversation, especially among younger generations. It is frequently used to describe the atmosphere of a physical space or the audio track accompanying a video or social media post. When referring to the specific mood it creates, speakers might also use the term 氣氛音樂.
Measure word
sau2首sáuExamples
The background music played in this restaurant is very comfortable.
Can you help me find a piece of background music?
Related words
Common phrases
to play background music
to choose background music
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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.
