dang1 paau1燈泡灯泡
Jyutpingdang1 paau1
Yaledāng pāau
Definition
Light bulb.
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How it's used
While 燈泡 is widely understood, most locals in Hong Kong prefer to use 燈膽 when referring to the actual glass bulb. Using 燈泡 can sound slightly more formal or technical, similar to how one might distinguish between a bulb and a lamp in English. You will hear 燈膽 in almost every casual conversation about household repairs.
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The light bulb in the room is broken, please help me change it.
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Common mistake
Learners often use 燈泡 in casual speech, but it can sound like you are reading from a manual. Stick to 燈膽 for everyday life to sound more natural.
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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.
