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chopsticks The original word for "chopsticks" used to be 箸, pronounced as [zyu6] in Cantonese and [zhu4] in Mandarin, both being exactly the same as 住 is pronounced. 住 has a meaning of "stop" or "cease" which is considered to be inauspicious. The opposite meaning of "stop" is sth like "fast". So 快子 (meaning "fast") was used and is later changed to 筷子 or simply 筷.
Stroke count: 13
Level: 2
Radical: 竹 (#118)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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筷子 faai3 zi2 = chopsticks 筷子架 faai3 zi2 gaa3*2 = a chopsticks holder 刀叉筷子 dou1 caa1 faai3 zi2 = tableware 起筷 hei2 faai3 = "let's eat" 粵 起筷啦 hei2 faai3 laa1 = "help yourself" at dinner table 粵 火筷子 fo2 faai3 zi2 = fire-tongs; tongs 筷子筒 faai3 zi2 tung4*2 = a chopsticks holder 公筷母匙 gung1 faai3 mou5 si4 = common chopsticks and spoons (used as serving utensils) 動筷子 dung6 faai3 zi2 = "let's eat" 公筷 gung1 faai3 = common chopsticks 洗筷子 sai2 faai3 zi2 = eat hot pot 粵 |
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Showing all 3 examples containing 筷
中國人係揸筷子食飯嘅。 粵
Chinese people are [people who] use chopsticks to have their meals. ["揸" here is actually "to hold"]
冇咗一對手,你就唔可以用筷子 粵 ?!
Now that you've lost both your hands, you can't use chopsticks any more. [Lit. don't-have already one pair hands, you then cannot use chopsticks. (Originally transcribed as 冇咗一隻手,你就唔可以用鍊金術... but 鍊金術 is hardly a useful word for learners.)] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |