muk6 fong1木方
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Yalemuhk fōng
Definition
A wooden beam; a piece of timber with a square cross section.
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How it's used
Primarily used in construction and carpentry contexts to refer to square-cut timber. It specifically denotes lumber that has been processed into a rectangular or square cross-section, distinguishing it from raw logs or planks.
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The worker needs to buy a few wooden beams to come back for the renovation.
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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.
