fu3 goek3褲腳裤脚
Jyutpingfu3 goek3
Yalefu geuk
Definition
The hem or cuff of trousers; the bottom opening of a trouser leg.
colloquialclothing
How it's used
Refers specifically to the hem or the bottom opening of the pant leg rather than the entire length of the trousers. It is frequently used in the context of tailoring or alterations, such as when someone needs to adjust the length of a new pair of pants. You will often hear it mentioned when discussing whether a pair of trousers is too long or dragging on the floor.
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go3個goExamples
Your trouser legs are all wet, change them quickly.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 褲管, which refers to the entire tubular section of the trouser leg. While 褲腳 focuses on the bottom edge or hem, 褲管 describes the whole leg part.
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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.
