jung4熔
Jyutpingjung4
Yaleyùhng
Definition
To melt; to turn from solid to liquid due to heat.
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How it's used
While 熔 is the standard character for melting, in casual spoken Cantonese, people frequently use 溶 instead. Although 溶 technically refers to dissolving in a liquid, it has become the de facto standard for melting in daily life. Using 熔 in casual conversation might sound slightly more formal or scientific.
Examples
The ice cream has melted under the sun.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse 熔 with 溶. While they are interchangeable in many contexts regarding melting, 溶 is much more common in everyday speech, whereas 熔 is reserved for industrial or technical contexts like melting metal.
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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.
