sing1 tit3星鐵星铁
Jyutpingsing1 tit3
Yalesīng tit
Definition
Galvanized iron.
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How it's used
The term originates from the phonetic adaptation of the English word zinc, which sounds like sing in Cantonese. It is primarily used in construction, hardware, and manufacturing contexts to describe iron or steel coated with a protective layer of zinc. You will often hear it in the context of roofing materials, buckets, or industrial pipes.
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faai3塊faiExamples
This bucket is made of galvanized iron.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with stainless steel, which is referred to as 不鏽鋼. While both are used for similar industrial purposes, they are chemically distinct materials.
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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.
