taai3 joeng4 nang4太陽能太阳能
Jyutpingtaai3 joeng4 nang4
Yaletaai yèuhng nàhng
Definition
Solar energy; technology that converts sunlight into electricity or uses solar heat for heating.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the technology or the concept of harnessing energy from the sun. It is almost always used as a modifier for equipment or systems, such as 太陽能板 or 太陽能燈. It is a technical term that has entered everyday speech due to the increasing popularity of sustainable home appliances.
Examples
Solar panels have been installed here to generate electricity.
Is your home using a solar water heater?
Related words
Common phrases
solar panel
solar water heater
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
