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Jyutpingfui1 dau3
Yalefūi dau
Definition
An ash bucket, ash hopper, or ashtray.
colloquialhomedaily actions
How it's used
Refers specifically to a container for collecting ash, often found in industrial settings or older style fireplaces rather than just a small tabletop ashtray. While it can be used for cigarette ash, it often implies a larger, more functional vessel for fireplace or stove debris.
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Dump the cigarette ash into the ash bucket.
Related words
Common phrases
clean out the ash bucket
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.
