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Definition
Silverware; containers and utensils made of silver.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to items made of silver, such as cutlery or decorative vessels, rather than just any metal tableware. It often carries a connotation of luxury or heirloom quality, as genuine silver requires regular polishing to prevent tarnishing.
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This set of silverware is beautiful, where did you buy it?
The silverware in their house are all antiques.
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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.
