fo2 sek6火石
Jyutpingfo2 sek6
Yalefó sehk
Definition
Flint, or a ferrocerium alloy used in lighters to produce sparks.
- ferrocerium alloy used in lighters to produce sparks
- technicalflint; the mineral
colloquialdaily actionsother
How it's used
Modern usage almost exclusively refers to the small metal alloy pellets used in mechanical lighters rather than the natural mineral flint. When someone asks for this at a convenience store or hardware shop, they are looking for the consumable sparking component for a Zippo or similar style lighter. It is a classic example of a term where the original material name has been transferred to a synthetic replacement.
Measure word
nap1粒nāpExamples
How can you light the lighter if it has no flint?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the English word flint in a geological context, as native speakers will assume you are talking about lighter parts unless the context is explicitly about rocks or history.
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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.
