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Definition
An oval or ellipse.
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How it's used
Used primarily in formal or educational contexts, such as geometry classes or technical descriptions. In casual daily speech, people often describe an oval shape by comparing it to an egg using 蛋形 or 雞蛋形 instead.
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This oval mirror is very unique.
Draw an oval for me to see.
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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.
