cai3 tou4砌圖砌图
Jyutpingcai3 tou4
Yalechai tòuh
Definition
Jigsaw puzzle.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
The verb form is often expressed as 砌砌圖, using the first character as the action and the full term as the object. It is common to describe the process of finding specific pieces by their location, such as 邊位 for edge pieces or 角位 for corner pieces.
Measure word
fu3副fuExamples
He really likes doing jigsaw puzzles at home.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the verb 砌, which can also mean to build something physically or, in slang, to frame someone for a crime.
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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.
