gong3 gwat1鋼骨钢骨
Jyutpinggong3 gwat1
Yalegong gwāt
Definition
Reinforcing bar or rebar used in construction.
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How it's used
Construction workers and engineers in Hong Kong almost exclusively use this term to refer to steel reinforcement bars. While the formal term is 鋼筋, 鋼骨 is the standard, everyday way to describe the structural skeleton of a building. It carries a sense of physical strength and is often used when discussing the safety or durability of concrete structures.
Measure word
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The rebar here is very thick and sturdy.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 骨架, which refers to a general frame or skeleton of an object. 鋼骨 specifically denotes the industrial steel rods used inside concrete.
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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.
