goek3 zai3腳制脚制
Jyutpinggoek3 zai3
Yalegeuk jai
Definition
Pedal; a foot-operated control lever.
colloquialtransport
How it's used
Refers specifically to the pedal operated by the foot, most commonly the brake or accelerator in a vehicle. While it can technically apply to other foot-operated levers, it is almost exclusively used in automotive contexts in daily speech. It is a direct loan translation from the English word pedal, adapted to Cantonese phonology.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 手制, which refers to the handbrake. Using 腳制 for a bicycle pedal is technically possible but less common than using 腳踏.
Grammar color guide
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Particle
Connector
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.
