gam1 zyun1金磚金砖
Jyutpinggam1 zyun1
Yalegām jyūn
Definition
Gold brick; a bar of gold.
neutralmoney
How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical, rectangular bar form of gold used for investment or storage. While it can be used literally, it often appears in contexts involving wealth, inheritance, or high-value assets stored in safes or bank vaults.
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faai3塊faiExamples
He has hidden a few gold bricks inside his safe.
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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.
