dei6 min6 ling4 dim2地面零點地面零点
Jyutpingdei6 min6 ling4 dim2
Yaledeih mihn lìhng dím
Definition
Ground zero.
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How it's used
This term is a direct loan translation from English and is primarily used in formal or journalistic contexts when discussing disasters or epicenters. It is rarely used in casual daily conversation unless referring specifically to a site of major destruction or a starting point of a significant event. In everyday speech, people are much more likely to use terms like 爆炸中心 or 起點 depending on the context.
Examples
That place is ground zero of the explosion.
Do you know where ground zero is?
Related words
Common phrases
location of ground zero
Grammar color guide
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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.
