cou2 haai4草鞋
Jyutpingcou2 haai4
Yalechóu hàaih
Definition
Straw sandals; shoes woven from straw.
colloquialclothing
How it's used
Refers to traditional footwear woven from rice straw, historically associated with poverty or rural life. In modern Hong Kong, it is rarely used for actual footwear and appears most often in idioms or historical contexts describing hardship.
Measure word
deoi3對deuiExamples
He was so poor in the past that he had to wear straw sandals.
Where did you buy this pair of straw sandals?
Related words
Common phrases
to wear straw sandals
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Grammar guides
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