tin1 mok6天幕
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Yaletīn mohk
Definition
Canopy, tent ceiling, or sky dome; also used for a cyclorama backdrop.
- canopy; tent ceiling; sky dome
- technicalcyclorama; backdrop screen in a theater
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How it's used
Refers specifically to architectural structures that serve as a roof or covering, often made of glass or fabric. It is frequently used in the context of modern shopping malls or large public spaces to describe the overhead feature that allows natural light to enter.
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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.
