sin2銑铣
Jyutpingsin2
Yalesín
Definition
To mill metal; shining metal, cast iron, or a milling cutter.
- technicalto mill metal using a machine
- technicala milling cutter or mill
- literaryshining metal or cast iron
neutralwork
How it's used
Primarily used in industrial or engineering contexts to refer to the process of milling metal. It appears most frequently in compound words like 銑床 for the machine itself or 銑削 for the action of milling. Outside of technical machine shop environments, it is rarely encountered in daily conversation.
Measure word
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Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 錢, which refers to money. While they share a similar visual component, their pronunciations and meanings are entirely distinct in Cantonese.
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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.
