git3 sing4結繩结绳

Jyutpinggit3 sing4

Yalegit sìhng

Definition

To tie a knot, or to tie ropes together.

colloquialdaily actions

How it's used

Refers specifically to the act of creating a knot or securing something with a rope, rather than just the state of being knotted. It is often used in practical, manual contexts like camping, sailing, or securing cargo. While technically a verb-object construction, it functions as a single verbal unit in daily speech.

Examples

nei5你bong1幫ngo5我git3結sing4繩，zoeng1將go3個doi6袋hau2口zaat3紮sat6實di1啲。

Help me tie the rope and secure the bag opening.

ni1呢tiu4條sing4繩hou2好naan4難git3結sing4繩，nei5你sik1識m4唔sik1識aa4呀？

This rope is hard to tie into a knot, do you know how?

Related words

see alsozaat3紮jatsynonymdaa2 git3打結dá git

Common phrases

git3結sing4繩gei6技haau2巧

knot-tying techniques

git3結sing4繩fong1方faat3法

method of tying a knot

Common mistake

Learners often confuse this with 紮, which is a more general term for tying or binding something up. Use 結繩 when the focus is on the knot itself or the specific action of knotting, whereas 紮 is used for bundling objects together.