gaau3 sik1校色
Jyutpinggaau3 sik1
Yalegaau sīk
Definition
To calibrate colors.
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How it's used
Primarily used in professional contexts like photography, graphic design, and printing. It refers specifically to the technical process of ensuring colour accuracy between devices like monitors, cameras, and printers.
Examples
Calibrating the colours on this machine is very troublesome.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simply choosing a colour, which would be 揀色. 校色 implies a technical adjustment to match a standard or profile.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
