gaau1 hau4膠喉胶喉
Jyutpinggaau1 hau4
Yalegāau hàuh
Definition
Plastic or rubber pipe.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to flexible tubing made of synthetic materials rather than rigid PVC pipes. While the literal meaning involves plastic or rubber, it is often used generically for any flexible hose found in household plumbing or garden settings. It is distinct from metal pipes which are usually referred to as 水喉 or 金屬喉.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
The plastic pipe is leaking, find someone to fix it quickly.
Can you buy a new plastic pipe and bring it back for me?
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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.
