粵

包baau1金gam1

baau1 gam1bāo jīn

English

  1. to gild
  2. (old) wages paid to a performer or a troupe by a theater
  3. rolled gold

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將一層好薄嘅金,用機械方法壓喺物件表面,入面會加多一層金層例如銅、鎳用嚟加強結合力

Examples

  • 個獎牌係包金,唔值咩錢。

    The medal is made of rolled gold, it is not worth a damn.

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

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