bat1 gon1筆桿笔杆
Jyutpingbat1 gon1
Yalebāt gōn
Definition
The pen shaft or holder that one grips when writing.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical body or barrel of a pen that you grip while writing. It is rarely used in casual conversation unless you are discussing the ergonomics of a pen or if the pen has physically broken. Most people would simply refer to the whole object as 支筆.
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tiu4條tìuhExamples
The shaft of this pen is very thin, it doesn't feel comfortable to hold.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
