mui4 taan3煤炭
Jyutpingmui4 taan3
Yalemùih taan
Definition
Coal.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the solid fossil fuel used for heating or cooking. While modern households in Hong Kong rarely use it, the term remains common when discussing historical living conditions or traditional cooking methods.
Measure word
gau6嚿gauhExamples
People used to really like using coal to cook.
Is there still any coal for sale here?
Related words
Common phrases
coal stove
Grammar color guide
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Particle
Connector
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.
