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Definition
Boron; a relatively rare metalloid chemical element with atomic number 5 and symbol B.
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How it's used
Scientific terms like this are often borrowed directly from written Chinese characters but pronounced with Cantonese phonology. It is rarely used in daily conversation unless you are specifically discussing chemistry or industrial materials. When referring to it in a casual context, people usually just use the English name boron.
Examples
Boron is a very special kind of element.
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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.
