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Definition
A paint roller.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the cylindrical tool used for applying paint to large, flat surfaces. It is distinct from a paintbrush, which is called 髹油掃. The term is a compound of 油, meaning paint, and 轆, which is a common Cantonese loanword from English for a wheel or roller.
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Using a paint roller to paint the wall will be much faster.
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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.
