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Definition
Advertisement; a way of promoting and selling goods or services using print, video, or other media.
colloquialcommunication
How it's used
Refers specifically to commercial advertisements, whether they appear on social media, billboards, or television. When discussing the act of placing or running an ad, the verb 賣 is almost exclusively used. It is common to hear people complain about them being intrusive or repetitive in daily conversation.
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The TV plays this ad all the time, it is so annoying.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using the Mandarin verb 登 for placing an ad, as 賣 is the standard choice in Cantonese for this context.
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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.
