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Definition
Spark plug
colloquialtransport
How it's used
Refers specifically to the ignition component in internal combustion engines. While it is a technical term, it is widely understood by drivers and mechanics in Hong Kong.
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The car runs much smoother after changing the spark plugs.
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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.
