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Yalejūng bīu
Definition
Clocks and watches; timekeeping devices in general.
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How it's used
This term serves as a collective noun for timekeeping devices, often appearing on shop signs or business names. While it covers both wall clocks and wristwatches, it carries a slightly formal or professional tone compared to just saying 鐘 or 錶. It is rarely used in casual conversation to refer to a single item on someone's wrist.
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His shop specializes in selling clocks and watches.
Do you know where there is a clock and watch repair shop?
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Common mistake
Avoid using this as a singular noun for a wristwatch. If you are talking about the watch on your arm, use 錶 instead.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
