wong4 gam1黃金黄金

Jyutpingwong4 gam1

Yalewòhng gām

區別詞Common

Definition

Golden; prime; highly valuable, important, or critical.

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How it's used

Functions as an attributive modifier to indicate that something is the most valuable, optimal, or critical version of its kind. It carries a sense of high quality or peak timing, similar to how prime is used in English. It is frequently applied to abstract concepts like time or opportunities rather than just physical objects.

Examples

ni1呢dou6度hai6係wong4黃gam1金dei6地dyun6段，zou1租gam1金hou2好gwai3貴㗎。

This is a prime location, the rent is very expensive.

nei5你zung6仲jau5有mou5冇wong4黃gam1金gei1機wui6會heoi3去zeon3進sau1修aa3呀？

Do you still have a prime opportunity to pursue further studies?

Common phrases

wong4黃gam1金dei6地dyun6段

prime location

wong4黃gam1金gei1機wui6會

golden opportunity

wong4黃gam1金si4時gaan1間

prime time

Common mistake

Do not use this to describe the literal metal gold, which is usually referred to as 金 or 金器. Using it as a noun for the metal in a metaphorical context will sound unnatural to native speakers.