jau5 jing4有形
Jyutpingjau5 jing4
Yaleyáuh yìhng
Definition
Tangible; having a physical form that can be seen and touched.
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How it's used
Often used in business or legal contexts to distinguish physical assets from intangible ones like intellectual property or goodwill. When applied to abstract ideas or plans, it implies that something has a concrete, practical form rather than being purely theoretical or vague.
Examples
These are tangible assets, not cryptocurrency.
Do you think this plan is tangible or just all talk?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe physical objects in everyday speech, as it sounds overly formal or academic; use 實體 instead when referring to physical items or objects.
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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.
