ngaa5 lik1瓦礫瓦砾
Jyutpingngaa5 lik1
Yalengáh līk
Definition
Debris or rubble left after a building collapses.
neutralplacesother
How it's used
Used almost exclusively in news reports or formal descriptions of disaster scenes, such as after an earthquake or building collapse. It carries a heavy, serious tone and is rarely used in casual, everyday conversation unless one is describing a catastrophic event.
Measure word
deoi1堆dēuiExamples
The house collapsed and only a pile of rubble remains.
The firefighters are searching for people inside the rubble.
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Grammar guides
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