粵

花faa1崗gong1岩ngaam4

simp花岗岩
faa1 gong1 ngaam4huā gāng yán

English

  1. granite
  2. granite

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一種岩石;係深成酸性火成岩,由岩漿喺地底深處經冷凝形成嘅;質地又硬又密、強度高、抗風化、襟腐蝕磨損、唔多吸水;雖然唔襟熱,但係色澤夠靚,仲可以保存百年以上,係建築嘅好材料(量詞:嚿)

Examples

  • 水池是花崗岩做的。

    The washbasin is made of granite.

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  • 香港嘅花崗岩柱

    Granite columns in Hong Kong

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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