lap1 zong6粒狀粒状
Jyutpinglap1 zong6
Yalelāp johng
Definition
Granular; in the form of grains, particles, or pellets.
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How it's used
Describes substances that consist of small, distinct particles rather than a smooth powder or liquid. It is a technical or descriptive term often used in scientific, medical, or culinary contexts to specify texture. Unlike general descriptions of small items, it emphasizes the physical state of the material.
Examples
This medicine is in granular form.
Do you see the granular objects?
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe small objects in general, such as marbles or beads, which are better described as 一粒粒. It is specifically for the texture or state of a substance.
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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.
