dou1 caa1刀叉
Jyutpingdou1 caa1
Yaledōu chā
Definition
Cutlery, specifically knives and forks.
colloquialfoodhome
How it's used
Refers specifically to Western style cutlery rather than chopsticks. It is treated as a collective noun, so you can use it to refer to a single set or multiple sets depending on the context.
Measure word
fu3副fuExamples
This restaurant doesn't provide knives and forks.
Related words
Common phrases
a set of knife and fork
Grammar color guide
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Particle
Connector
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.
