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Jyutpingfaai3 zi2 gaa2
Yalefaai jí gá
Definition
Chopstick rest; a small stand used to keep chopsticks off the table.
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How it's used
Used primarily in dining settings to keep the tips of chopsticks off the table surface for hygiene. While many households use them for aesthetic purposes, they are standard in formal Japanese or high end Chinese restaurants. They come in various materials like ceramic, wood, or metal, often shaped like animals or small objects.
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go3個goExamples
This chopstick rest is so cute.
Could you help me take out a chopstick rest?
Related words
Common phrases
ceramic chopstick rest
wooden chopstick rest
Grammar color guide
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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.
