tin1 hung4天虹
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Definition
Rainbow; an alternative name for 彩虹.
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How it's used
Although 彩虹 is the standard and most common term for a rainbow, 天虹 is a perfectly acceptable and slightly more poetic alternative. It is often used in literature or when describing the sky in a more vivid way. Both terms are interchangeable in daily conversation, but you will hear 彩虹 far more frequently.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
The rain has stopped and the sky is clear, I can see a rainbow outside.
When you were little, did you ever try running after a rainbow?
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Common phrases
a rainbow is hanging in the sky
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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.
