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Definition
A stone mill.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a traditional manual stone mill used for grinding grains or beans. It is rarely encountered in modern urban life and is mostly used when describing historical farming tools or traditional food preparation methods.
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People in the past would use a stone mill to grind soy milk.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
