jyun4鉛铅
Jyutpingjyun4
Yaleyùhn
Definition
Lead; a heavy, soft, malleable metallic chemical element with atomic number 82 and symbol Pb.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the heavy metal element rather than the graphite found in pencils. While English speakers often call the core of a pencil lead, Cantonese speakers use 鉛芯 to distinguish the graphite core from the actual chemical element.
Examples
There is lead inside these water pipes.
Do you know that lead is very harmful to the body?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the material used in pencils, which is called 鉛芯 in Cantonese. Using 鉛 to refer to a pencil's core will cause confusion as it implies the toxic 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.
