sim2 gwong1 dang1閃光燈闪光灯
Jyutpingsim2 gwong1 dang1
Yalesím gwōng dāng
Definition
Camera flash; flashgun, a lighting device used in photography.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the hardware device or the burst of light used for photography. While modern smartphone users often just say 閃光 or 開閃, using the full term 閃光燈 is standard when referring to the physical equipment or the setting on a camera.
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Remember to turn on the flash when taking photos.
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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.
