laang1 zung1唥鐘唥钟
Jyutpinglaang1 zung1
Yalelāang jūng
Definition
Bicycle bell, alarm clock, or school bell.
- bicycle bell
- alarm clock
- school bell; a bell used to signal class or break times
colloquialdaily actionsschool
How it's used
Refers specifically to mechanical bells that produce a ringing sound, such as those on bicycles or old-fashioned alarm clocks. It is rarely used for modern digital alarms or electronic notification sounds, which are usually just called 鬧鐘.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
Your bicycle bell is very noisy.
Has the school bell rung yet?
Related words
Common phrases
to ring a bell
Common mistake
Do not use this word for a doorbell, which is typically called 門鐘.
Grammar color guide
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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.
