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Definition
Turbine; a rotary mechanical device driven by a fluid flow.
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How it's used
Technically referring to a water turbine, this term is often used more broadly in Cantonese to describe any turbine, including those in jet engines or car engines. It is a loan-translation that has become standard in technical and industrial contexts. You will rarely hear this in casual daily conversation unless you are discussing engineering or power generation.
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This power plant is using a turbine to generate electricity.
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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.
