cim4 teng5潛艇潜艇
Jyutpingcim4 teng5
Yalechìhm téhng
Definition
Submarine or submersible; also a reclusive student focused solely on studying.
- submarine; submersible
- slanga reclusive university student who only studies and avoids social activities
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How it's used
Beyond the military vessel, this term is widely used in university settings to describe students who avoid all social interactions to focus entirely on their studies. Such students are often invisible to their peers, much like a submarine lurking beneath the surface. It carries a slightly humorous or self-deprecating tone when used in this social context.
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gaa3架gaExamples
He has been a recluse all semester, I haven't seen him appear at all.
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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.
