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Jyutpingbat1 paau4
Yalebāt pàauh
Definition
Pencil sharpener.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the manual tool used for sharpening pencils. While modern mechanical or electric sharpeners exist, the term is most commonly associated with the small, handheld metal or plastic devices found in school pencil cases.
Measure word
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Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the verb 刨, which refers to the act of peeling or scraping, such as when using a vegetable peeler on carrots or potatoes.
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
Particle
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
