hin2 jing2顯影显影
Jyutpinghin2 jing2
Yalehín yíng
Definition
To develop a photograph; to use chemical solutions to make images appear on exposed film.
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How it's used
This term is almost exclusively used in the context of traditional analog photography. It refers specifically to the chemical process of making an invisible latent image visible on film or paper. Outside of a darkroom setting, it is rarely used in casual conversation.
Examples
This roll of film hasn't been taken to be developed yet.
Do you know how to develop film?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the general term for printing photos, which is 印相. 顯影 is strictly the chemical development stage, not the final act of printing the image onto photographic paper.
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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.
