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Yaleyìhng
Definition
Lustrous and transparent; crystal clear.
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How it's used
Used almost exclusively in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke a sense of purity and light. It is rarely used as a standalone adjective in daily speech, appearing instead as part of four character idioms or compound words. It carries a refined, elegant tone that distinguishes it from more common words for shiny or bright.
Examples
Her eyes are as lustrous as gemstones.
Related words
Common phrases
crystal clear and translucent
sparkling and lustrous
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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.
