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烊

yàng

Description

“烊”这个字有两个意思,一个是店铺关门休息,另一个是东西熔化了。

The character "烊" has two meanings: one is that a shop closes for rest, and the other is that something has melted.

在方言里,人们常说“打烊”,意思是商店晚上关门。

In dialects, people often say "打烊", meaning the store closes at night.

Meanings

打烊dǎyàng

to close up shop for the day

这家店晚上十点打烊。

This store closes at 10 p.m.

烊yáng

to melt (metal or other substances)

糖放在热水里就烊了。

Sugar melts in hot water.

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Notes

  • Nuance

    烊 is mostly seen in the compound 打烊 (close shop), very common in southern usage.

  • Reading

    pronounced yàng in 打烊, but yáng when meaning 'to melt'.

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