caai4 jau4柴油
Jyutpingcaai4 jau4
Yalechàaih yàuh
Definition
Diesel; a liquid fuel fractionally distilled from petroleum and typically used in trucks, buses, and ships.
neutraltransport
How it's used
Refers specifically to the fuel used for heavy vehicles and machinery. Unlike petrol, which is commonly called 電油, diesel is strictly referred to as 柴油 in all contexts. It is rarely used metaphorically in daily speech.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
