ci4 din2 gei1辭典機辞典机
Jyutpingci4 din2 gei1
Yalechìh dín gēi
Definition
Electronic dictionary; a portable electronic device used for looking up words.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the dedicated handheld hardware devices that were ubiquitous among students before the rise of smartphone apps. While still understood, the term is increasingly historical as most people now use mobile applications instead.
Measure word
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Are you still using an electronic dictionary?
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Common phrases
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with a general dictionary app on a phone, which is usually referred to as 字典 app.
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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.
