Aspect Markers

Aspect Markers There are some aspect markers in Cantonese. Perfective (咗 /zo2/) Terminative (完 /jyun4/) Exhaustive (晒 /saai3/) Add...

Wednesday, 20 March 2019

耳屎 /ji5 si2/

耳屎 /ji5 si2/


NOUN
earwax
喺耳窿裏面由分泌物形成嘅固體。
Example sentences
「我今朝撩咗一嚿好大嘅耳屎出嚟。」(I removed a big piece of earwax this morning.)
「點解成日都見到你撩耳屎㗎?」(Why do you keep clearing/getting rid of earwax?)
「我隻右耳畀嚿耳屎塞住咗。」(My right ear is blocked by earwax.)
Collocations
嚿、撩
See also
耳、耳仔、屎、眼屎、鼻屎

屎 /si2/

屎 /si2/


NOUN
faeces; stools; droppings
由人或動物消化後再排出體外嘅食物殘渣。
Example sentences
「唔知食錯乜嘢,搞到屙爛屎。」
「忍咗好耐喇,終於搵到厠所屙屎。」
「究竟你屙完屎,有冇抆屎㗎?」
「你篤屎係一粒粒、一嚿嚿定係一噼噼?係乜嘢色?」
「屎梗係又臭又邋遢㗎啦!」
Collocations
屙、瀨、忍、抆、篤、灘、噼、嚿、臭、爛、硬、腍
See also
尿、屁、耳屎、眼屎、鼻屎

ADJECTIVE
informal

  1. (of an idea or plan) infeasible
    用嚟形容一個諗法或計劃係唔可行。
    Example sentences
    「唔好成日發白夢喇,諗埋啲屎橋都係冇用嘅。」
    Collocations
    See also
    唔得

  2. (of one's ability or skill) incompetent
    用嚟形容某人嘅能力或技能係唔足夠。
    Example sentences
    「大家覺得邊個藝人啲戲好屎?」
    Collocations
    See also
    渣、差

Tuesday, 19 March 2019

沙槌 /saa1 ceoi2/

沙槌 /saa1 ceoi2/


NOUN
maraca
一種由乾葫蘆挖空而成或者葫蘆形狀容器製成嘅敲擊樂器,中空部份裝住乾豆或者細小嘅硬物,加上手柄後,樂師就可以揸住不停咁搖嚟搖去幫其他樂器伴奏。
Example sentences
「一人攞兩個沙槌,每隻手揸一個。」
「沙槌係一種敲擊樂器。」
「揸好個沙槌,音樂起就一齊搖。」
Collocations
搖、個、揸
See also
樂器

Sunday, 17 March 2019

有咗 /jau5 zo2/

有咗 /jau5 zo2/


ADJECTIVE
be expecting a baby.
陀緊BB。
Example sentences
「我老婆有咗,開始忙緊。」(My wife is expecting a baby. We are busy for it now.)
「我同事有咗,就嚟放產假。」(My colleague is expecting a baby. She will take maternity leave very soon.)
Collocations
老婆、同事
See also
陀緊、BB、嘔

頂 /ding2/

頂 /ding2/


VERB
  1. Press
    用力推向某啲物件,但又唔會推郁佢。
    Example sentences
    「唔該唔好再用你嘅膝頭頂我嘅椅背。」(Please do not press your knees to the back of my seat.)
    Collocations
    鞋、膝頭
    See also
    篤、插、頂頭槌
  2. Endure or tolerate
    就算覺得唔中意所遇到嘅情況,但都仍然堅持繼續落去,而唔選擇離開或者結束。
    Example sentences
    「你要頂住呀!唔好瞓着!」(Hold on! Stay awake!)
    「冇辦法啦,唯有頂硬上囉。」
    「我真係頂唔順,都係走喇。」(I can't stand for it and have to go now.)
    「佢就嚟頂唔住喇。」(He can't almost take it any more.)
    Collocations
    住、唔
    See also
    忍受、撐

ADJECTIVE
(of shoes) pressing toes.
鞋太短而壓住啲腳趾。
Example sentences
「我對鞋好頂腳,要買過對新。」
Collocations
See also
頂心杉

Thursday, 14 March 2019

淨色 /zing6 sik1/

淨色 /zing6 sik1/


ADJECTIVE
Solid colour.
只係得一隻色。
Example sentences
「雖然淨色係易襯衫啲,但係彩色嗰件真係靚啲。」
「唔該,我想要淨色嗰間件。」
Collocations
係、要
See also
彩色、顏色、色、色彩

Tuesday, 12 March 2019

張 /zoeng1/

張 /zoeng1/


CLASSIFIER
  1. Counting unit for furniture including table, desk, coffee table, chair, stool, massage chair, sofa and bed.
    部分傢俬嘅量詞,但唔包括所有可以儲物嘅傢俬。
    Example sentences
    「嗰個大櫃裏面有幾張摺櫈,拎出嚟開晒佢,唔該。」
    「以前張張床嘅床下底梗有一兩個木櫳或者係鐵櫳。」
    Collocations
    枱、書枱、茶几、櫈、櫈仔、按摩椅、梳化、床
    See also
    呢、嗰、邊、個
  2. Counting unit for bedclothes, mattress and bed matting.
    床上用品嘅量詞,但唔包括枕頭、枕頭袋同攬枕。
    Example sentences
    「嗰張被下底有兩個枕頭,幫手換咗啲枕頭袋。」
    Collocations
    床單、床冚、被、棉被、被袋、氈、床褥、蓆、竹蓆
    See also
    呢、嗰、邊、塊、個
  3. Counting unit for paper, cardboard, banknote, tissue, etc.
    紙嘅量詞。
    Example sentences
    「盒紙巾用到一張都冇,你幫我去搣幾格廁紙嚟。」
    「每盒咭片又一百張。」
    Collocations
    紙、咭紙、銀紙、紙巾、咭片
    See also
    呢、嗰、邊、塊、條、格