deoi3 tau4碓頭碓头
Jyutpingdeoi3 tau4
Yaledeui tàuh
Definition
The head of a pestle.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the heavy, blunt end of a pestle used for grinding or pounding. It is often used in traditional Chinese medicine shops or kitchens when preparing ingredients that require manual crushing. The term emphasizes the physical weight and the functional head part of the tool.
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This pestle is very heavy, can you lift it?
Find a pestle to crush the medicinal herbs.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with general words for hammers or mallets like 鎚仔. Remember that 碓頭 is strictly associated with grinding or pounding bowls, not for construction or driving nails.
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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.
