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Jyutpingmei5
Yaleméih
Definition
Magnesium; a metallic chemical element with atomic number 12 and symbol Mg.
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How it's used
Primarily used in scientific, medical, or nutritional contexts rather than everyday conversation. It is almost exclusively encountered when discussing dietary supplements or specific chemical compounds.
Examples
There is magnesium in this medicine.
Magnesium is very important for physical health.
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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.
