gou1 ling5 tou2高嶺土高岭土
Jyutpinggou1 ling5 tou2
Yalegōu líhng tóu
Definition
Kaolinite; a white silicate mineral containing aluminum, used as a raw material for making ceramics.
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How it's used
High-purity kaolinite is essential for producing fine porcelain, which historically tied the mineral to the development of ceramic industries in regions like Hong Kong. It is a technical term primarily used in geology, industrial manufacturing, or academic contexts rather than daily casual conversation. When discussing ceramics in a non-technical way, people often just refer to the material as clay or mud.
Examples
Do you know where one can buy kaolinite?
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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.
