cung1 saai3沖曬冲晒
Jyutpingcung1 saai3
Yalechūng saai
Definition
To develop and print photos from film.
colloquialdaily actionstechnology
How it's used
This term is a portmanteau of 沖洗, referring to the chemical development of film, and 放曬, which is the process of enlarging and printing the image onto photographic paper. It is specifically tied to analog photography and is increasingly rare in daily usage as digital photography has become the standard. You will mostly hear it from older generations or photography enthusiasts who still use film cameras.
Examples
This roll of film has been sitting for a long time, I wonder if it can still be developed?
I want to find a shop to develop some old photos, do you know where there is one?
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Common mistake
Do not use this word for digital photo printing. For digital files, Cantonese speakers simply use 印相 or 曬相.
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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.
