fo2 mei5火尾
Jyutpingfo2 mei5
Yalefó méih
Definition
The tip of a flame.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on the very top or outer edge of a flame where the combustion is most visible. It is often used when observing the stability or color of a flame, such as when checking a gas stove or a candle. Unlike general terms for fire, this emphasizes the precise point where the light flickers.
Examples
The flame tip of the candle is very small, it's about to go out.
Related words
Common phrases
the flickering of the flame tip
Grammar color guide
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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.
