zin2 bou3剪報剪报
Jyutpingzin2 bou3
Yalejín bou
Definition
Newspaper clipping; a physically preserved article or excerpt cut from a newspaper.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to physical clippings cut from a newspaper for preservation or reference. While digital archiving is now common, the term remains tied to the physical act of cutting paper. It is often used in contexts involving historical research, hobbyist collections, or keeping records of specific news events.
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zoeng1張jēungExamples
This newspaper clipping is very precious, please don't ruin it.
Do you still have any of those old newspaper clippings left?
Related words
Common phrases
scrapbook for clippings
collect newspaper clippings
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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.
