nou5瑙
Jyutpingnou5
Yalenóuh
Definition
Agate
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How it's used
The character 瑙 is almost exclusively used in the compound 瑪瑙, which refers to the mineral agate. It is rarely seen in isolation in modern Cantonese. When describing jewelry or stones, it is standard to use the full term 瑪瑙 rather than just the single character.
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gin2件gínExamples
This agate bracelet is very pretty.
Do you like wearing agate accessories?
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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.
