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Definition
Ammonia.
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How it's used
Ammonia is almost exclusively used in scientific, industrial, or professional contexts in Hong Kong. Most people will rarely use this term in daily life unless they are working in a laboratory or dealing with specific cleaning chemicals. It is a technical term rather than a household word.
Examples
This bottle of liquid contains ammonia.
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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.
