faai3 zi2 tung2筷子筒
Jyutpingfaai3 zi2 tung2
Yalefaai jí túng
Definition
A cylinder or container used for storing chopsticks.
colloquialhomefood
How it's used
This term is specifically used for the upright, often cylindrical container found on dining tables or near kitchen sinks. While it literally translates to a chopstick tube, it is commonly used for any utensil holder that keeps cutlery standing upright. You will frequently see these in local cha chaan tengs where they are placed centrally for communal use.
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go3個goExamples
Are there still chopsticks inside the chopstick holder?
Related words
Common phrases
stainless steel chopstick holder
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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.
