deng2 mou6頂帽顶帽
Jyutpingdeng2 mou6
Yaledéng mouh
Definition
A hat; this hat or that hat.
colloquialclothing
How it's used
The word is a contraction of 一頂帽 where the classifier 頂 is fused with the noun. It functions as a demonstrative phrase meaning this or that hat depending on context. It is the standard way to refer to a hat in daily speech rather than using the full classifier form.
Measure word
ding2頂díngExamples
That hat of yours is beautiful, where did you buy it?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly add a demonstrative like 呢 or 嗰 before 頂帽, but the contraction already implies the demonstrative function. Using 呢頂帽 is redundant and sounds unnatural to native speakers.
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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.
