nim1 tou2黏土
Jyutpingnim1 tou2
Yalenīm tóu
Definition
Clay; sticky soil used as a building material or for making handicrafts.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the malleable, sticky material used for sculpting or pottery. While it shares the character 黏 with other sticky things, it is almost exclusively used in the context of arts, crafts, or geological material rather than food or adhesives.
Measure word
gau6嚿gauhExamples
Kids really like playing with clay.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 膠水, which is liquid glue. Learners sometimes mistakenly use 黏土 to describe sticky tape or adhesive substances.
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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.
