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Definition
Motherboard; the main printed circuit board in a computer.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the main circuit board inside a computer that connects the CPU, RAM, and other components. It is almost exclusively used in the context of hardware assembly or repair. While technically a technical term, it is standard vocabulary for anyone familiar with building or troubleshooting computers in Hong Kong.
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My computer broke down, it seems like the motherboard burnt out.
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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.
