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Jyutpinghap6 gam1 gong3
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Definition
Alloy steel.
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How it's used
Technical terms like this are often borrowed directly from English or used in their written form even in spoken Cantonese. While it is a specific industrial material, it follows the standard noun structure where the material type precedes the noun. It is rarely used in casual conversation unless discussing construction, engineering, or manufacturing.
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This type of alloy steel is very hard and difficult to cut.
Do you know where they sell alloy steel?
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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.
