fu1衭
Jyutpingfu1
Yalefū
Definition
The lapel of a garment.
neutralclothing
How it's used
Refers specifically to the overlapping part of a traditional Chinese garment or the collar area that folds over. While it is a precise term for clothing construction, it is rarely used in modern daily speech unless discussing traditional attire or specific tailoring details. Most speakers today simply use 領 or 衫領 to describe the collar area generally.
Measure word
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Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 褲, which refers to trousers, due to the visual similarity of the characters. Ensure you distinguish between the garment part and the lower body clothing.
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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.
