gaau1 tai2 jung4 jik6膠體溶液胶体溶液
Jyutpinggaau1 tai2 jung4 jik6
Yalegāau tái yùhng yihk
Definition
Colloidal solution.
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How it's used
Scientific terminology like this is often borrowed directly from written Chinese and pronounced with Cantonese readings in academic or professional settings. While it is perfectly understandable in a chemistry context, you will rarely hear it in casual daily conversation unless you are specifically discussing science or laboratory work.
Measure word
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This cup of water is actually a colloidal solution.
Do you know how to make a colloidal solution?
Related words
Common phrases
prepare a colloidal solution
stable colloidal solution
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
