baak1 nau2迫紐迫纽
Jyutpingbaak1 nau2
Yalebāak náu
Definition
A snap button, press stud, or popper.
colloquialclothing
How it's used
Refers specifically to the metal or plastic fasteners that click together when pressed. It is distinct from a standard button, which is called a 鈕扣. You will often hear it used when describing clothing repairs or specific design features on jackets and baby clothes.
Measure word
nap1粒nāpExamples
The snap button on this shirt is loose, help me fasten it back up.
This style of jacket uses snap buttons, not a zipper.
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Common phrases
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 鈕扣, which refers to standard buttons that pass through a buttonhole. Using 迫紐 for a regular shirt button will sound incorrect to native speakers.
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Connector
Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
