gong3 gan1鋼筋钢筋
Jyutpinggong3 gan1
Yalegong gān
Definition
Rebar; reinforcing bar, typically a steel bar with a ribbed surface used to reinforce concrete structures.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the ribbed steel bars used in construction to reinforce concrete. It is common to hear it used in the context of building safety or construction site complaints, often highlighting when the material is exposed or deteriorating.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
The rebar from the construction site is all placed on the roadside.
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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.
