Aspect Markers

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

Sunday, 27 May 2018

支 /zi1/

支 /zi1/


CLASSIFIER
  1. Counting unit for long-shaped things that can be held with a hand.
    可以用一隻手揸住嘅長形物體嘅量詞。
    Example sentences
    「呢扎花有一打十二支,你將啲梗剪走,再每兩朵用絲帶穿起。」
    「歌仔都有唱啦,一支竹會易折彎,幾支竹一扎斷折難。」
    Collocations
    筆、木顏色、鉛筆、原子筆、蠟筆、顏色筆、畫筆、唇筆、唇膏、飲管、咪、木棍、牙簽、針、叉、煙、雪茄、樹枝、火柴、竹、花、香、支支冰、望遠鏡
    See also
    量詞、條、碌
  2. Counting unit for liquids in glass bottle.
    裝喺長頸玻璃樽嘅液體嘅量詞。
    Example sentences
    「剩番三罐可樂咋,最後一支可樂俾我飲埋喇。」
    「記得買兩樽鮮奶同埋豉油、白醋各一支。」
    Collocations
    可樂、汽水、酒、啤酒、紅酒、白酒、伏特加、白蘭地、豉油、醋
    See also
    量詞、樽、罐
  3. Counting unit for guns except handguns, spears or spear-like weapons.
    槍但唔包括手槍、長矛或者類似長矛嘅武器嘅量詞。
    Example sentences
    「海關喺一艘菲律賓嘅貨船度,搵到十把手槍同五支長槍。」
    「中國嘅槍係一支長矛,又點會夠鬼佬嘅槍打呀?」
    Collocations
    矛、英槍、槍、長槍、散彈槍、機關槍、衝鋒槍
    See also
    量詞、把、手槍
  4. Counting unit for arrows or rockets.
    箭或者火箭嘅量詞。
    Example sentences
    「佢一聽到話佢嘅偶像嚟緊,就一支箭咁跑咗出去。」
    「喺2016年,已經有私營嘅美國公司喺三日之內,回收同一支火箭發射兩次。」
    Collocations
    箭、火箭
    See also
    量詞、條、碌