ham4 jau5含有
Jyutpingham4 jau5
Yalehàhm yáuh
Definition
To contain; to have certain ingredients or contents within.
writtenfoodhealth
How it's used
Focuses on the presence of specific chemical, nutritional, or abstract components within a substance or text. It is primarily used in formal or technical contexts, such as reading labels on food or medicine, rather than in casual conversation about everyday objects.
Examples
This ointment contains steroids.
Do you know what ingredients this bottle contains?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for physical containers or general possession. For example, do not say a bag contains a book; use 有 instead.
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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.
