faa3 fei4化肥

Jyutpingfaa3 fei4

Yalefa fèih

名詞

Definition

Chemical fertilizer.

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How it's used

Chemical fertilizers are often contrasted with organic alternatives like 肥料 or 糞肥 in agricultural contexts. While the term is technically accurate, it is primarily used in professional farming or gardening discussions rather than casual daily conversation.

Measure word

zek3隻jek

Examples

le1呢zek3隻faa3化fei4肥hou2好ging6勁，di1啲coi3菜saang1生dak1得hou2好faai3快。

This chemical fertilizer is very strong, the vegetables grow really fast.

nei5你maai5買zo2咗bin1邊zek3隻faa3化fei4肥faan1返lai4嚟aa4呀？

Which chemical fertilizer did you buy back?

Common phrases

lok6落faa3化fei4肥

to apply chemical fertilizer

faa3化fei4肥cong2廠

chemical fertilizer factory

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use the classifier 個 for this noun, but the specific classifier 隻 is preferred when referring to a particular brand or type of fertilizer.