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Definition
Watercolour paint, or a watercolour painting.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the medium of paint rather than the finished artwork itself. When discussing the activity of painting, it is common to combine it with 畫 to clarify the context. It is frequently used in school settings or hobbyist discussions.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 油畫, which refers to oil painting. Remember that watercolours are transparent and water-based, whereas oil paints are opaque and oil-based.
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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.
