cing1 tung4青銅青铜
Jyutpingcing1 tung4
Yalechīng tùhng
Definition
Bronze; an alloy of copper, tin, and lead.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the alloy of copper and tin, often associated with historical artifacts or ancient technology. While it appears in formal contexts like archaeology, it is also used in modern gaming slang to describe a low-ranking player tier.
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gin2件gínExamples
This bronze ware has a lot of historical value.
Do you know how bronze is made?
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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.
