laan6 jung4 jung4爛溶溶烂溶溶
Jyutpinglaan6 jung4 jung4
Yalelaahn yùhng yùhng
Definition
Completely ruined, shredded, or torn to pieces; worn away to nothing.
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How it's used
Describes objects that have been reduced to a state of extreme disrepair or disintegration. It carries a sense of total ruin, implying that the object has lost its original form or structural integrity. While it can apply to physical objects like clothing or paper, it is also frequently used for food that has been crushed or overcooked into a mushy mess.
Examples
The shirt is worn to shreds, don't wear it anymore.
The cake fell on the floor and is completely smashed, how can we eat it?
Related words
Common phrases
washed until worn to shreds
dropped until completely smashed
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 爛身爛世, which is used to describe a person who is dressed in a very sloppy or unkempt manner. 爛溶溶 focuses on the physical state of an object being destroyed or disintegrated.
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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.
