sau1 jam1 gei1收音機收音机
Jyutpingsau1 jam1 gei1
Yalesāu yām gēi
Definition
Radio receiver; a device that receives radio waves and converts them into audible sound.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical hardware device used for broadcasting. While many people now consume radio content through smartphone apps or internet streaming, the term remains strictly tied to the traditional electronic receiver.
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My grandfather likes listening to the radio every day.
Do you still have a radio at home?
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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.
