gwong1 pou2光譜光谱
Jyutpinggwong1 pou2
Yalegwōng póu
Definition
Spectrum of light; a continuous range of different positions, opinions, or values.
- technicalspectrum of light; optical spectrum
- figurativea continuous range or sequence of positions, opinions, etc. between two extremes
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How it's used
Primarily used in academic or formal contexts when discussing physics or optics, but frequently borrowed in political discourse to describe the range of ideologies. When applied to politics, it functions as a metaphor for a linear progression from left to right. It is rarely used in casual, everyday small talk unless the topic specifically shifts to science or complex social issues.
Examples
This political spectrum is very broad, containing many different positions.
Do you know how many spectral colors are inside a rainbow?
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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.
