haak1 gaau1 cau4黑膠綢黑胶绸
Jyutpinghaak1 gaau1 cau4
Yalehāak gāau chàuh
Definition
Mud silk; a stiff, patternless silk fabric that is deep black on the front and brown on the back.
colloquialclothing
How it's used
Mud-silk is a traditional fabric treated with vegetable dyes and river mud, resulting in a unique, slightly stiff texture. It is often associated with older generations or traditional Chinese attire in Hong Kong. The fabric is prized for being cool to the touch and breathable, making it suitable for the humid local climate.
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- 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.
