cung4 hoeng1松香
Jyutpingcung4 hoeng1
Yalechùhng hēung
Definition
Rosin or resin obtained from pine and other coniferous trees, used for soldering, instrument bows, and traditional medicine.
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How it's used
Primarily associated with the arts and manual trades, this substance is essential for increasing friction on string instrument bows and as a flux for soldering electronics. It is rarely used in everyday casual conversation outside of these specific technical or musical contexts.
Measure word
gau6嚿gauhExamples
You need to apply rosin to the erhu bow to get a good sound.
Did you use rosin when you were soldering?
Related words
Common phrases
apply rosin
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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.
