fung1 tung2風筒风筒
Jyutpingfung1 tung2
Yalefūng túng
Definition
Hairdryer; a household appliance that blows warm air to dry hair.
colloquialhomedaily actions
How it's used
Refers specifically to the handheld electric appliance used for drying hair. It is a standard household item, and you will hear it used in everyday contexts regarding grooming or getting ready to go out. Unlike some other appliances, it is almost exclusively referred to by this name rather than any formal or technical term.
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go3個goExamples
I just used the hair dryer to dry my hair.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
