fu3 leon4庫侖库仑
Jyutpingfu3 leon4
Yalefu lèuhn
Definition
Coulomb; the unit of electric charge (symbol: C).
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How it's used
Scientific units like this are almost exclusively used in academic or technical contexts in Hong Kong. While the term is borrowed from Mandarin phonetic transliteration, it is standard in Cantonese physics education and professional engineering settings.
Examples
How many coulombs of charge does this capacitor have?
The value he calculated is fifty coulombs.
Related words
Common phrases
one coulomb
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
