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材 (coi4) — material in its broadest sense in Cantonese

coiˎ₄材
Mandarin Pinyin: cai2

Meaning of 材

nounmaterial in its broadest sense
nounability; talent; aptitude
nouncoffin
nounmaterials, especially timber for building houses, furniture, etc.
nounproperties of a substance

Example Sentences with 材

佢要啲裝修材料好溜咖
The materials that he wants for the renovation is very peculiar
niˉ¹呢zungˊ²種sekˍ₆石coiˎ₄材maanˍ₆萬guˊ²古batˉ¹不waaiˍ₆壞。
This kind of stone is indestructible.
niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲mukˍ₆木coiˎ₄材zaiˉ¹積
This wood's volume is...
coiˎ₄材zaiˉ¹积houˊ²好daaiˍ₆大wo˗₃噃
The volume is really big!
gai˗₃計maaiˎ₄埋coiˎ₄材zaiˉ¹積
Including the volume.
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Words Containing 材

聞見棺材香man4 gin3 gun1 coi4 hoeng1
have one foot in the grave; on the threshold of death; very old and will die soon
抬棺材甩褲toi4 gun1 coi4 lat1 fu3
extremely embarrassing; commit a breach of etiquette; cut a sorry figure
放射性材料fong3 se6 sing3 coi4 liu2
radioactive material
身材san1 coi4
stature; build (height and weight); figure
鋼材gong3 coi4
steel products (sheets, ingots, rolls, etc.)
素材sou3 coi4
source material (in literature and art)
建材行gin3 coi4 hong4
construction material shops; building supply stores
因材施教jan1 coi4 si1 gaau3
teach according to each students aptitude
樗櫟庸材syu1 lik1 jung4 coi4
a useless person
棺材gun1 coi4
coffin [粵]: 長生板, 壽板
原材料jyun4 coi4 liu2
raw material
材料coi4 liu2
material

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