jau4 waa2油畫油画
Jyutpingjau4 waa2
Yaleyàuh wá
Definition
Oil painting; a type of painting where pigments are mixed with oil.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the medium of oil paint on canvas or board, distinguishing it from other forms like watercolor or ink wash. It carries a slightly more formal or artistic connotation compared to general terms for drawing or painting.
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fuk1幅fūkExamples
Do you like visiting oil painting exhibitions?
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Common mistake
Beginners often confuse it with general terms for drawing like 畫畫, but it is a specific noun for the art piece itself rather than the act of painting.
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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.
