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Yaledihn jyun
Definition
Electric drill; a power tool shaped like a gun, used with various bits to drill holes or drive screws.
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How it's used
Electric drills are often referred to simply as 鑽 when the context of using electricity is already clear. While the term is standard, people frequently describe the action of using one as 鑽窿, which literally means drilling a hole. It is common to see these tools used for both boring holes and driving screws, provided the drill has a variable torque setting.
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Is the electric drill at your place still working?
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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.
