cai3 zyun1砌磚砌砖
Jyutpingcai3 zyun1
Yalechai jyūn
Definition
Bricklaying; the trade or skill of building structures with bricks and mortar.
colloquialwork
How it's used
Refers specifically to the skilled trade of laying bricks rather than just the act of stacking them. It is common to add 師傅 after the term when referring to the person performing the job, as it implies a level of professional expertise.
Examples
He has been bricklaying for many years, and his technique is very steady.
Construction sites are really short of bricklayers lately.
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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.
