gwai6 tung2櫃筒柜筒

Jyutpinggwai6 tung2

Yalegwaih túng

Uncommon

Definition

A drawer; a sliding compartment in furniture.

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How it's used

Refers specifically to a sliding storage compartment found in desks or cabinets. While standard in Hong Kong, some speakers might also use the term 抽屜, though 櫃筒 remains the most natural choice in daily speech.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

nei5你bong1幫ngo5我tai2睇haa6下gwai6櫃tung2筒jap6入min6面jau5有mou5冇so2鎖si4匙。

Can you check if there are keys inside the drawer for me?

ni1呢go3個gwai6櫃tung2筒hou2好naan4難laai1拉hoi1開，ho2可nang4能coi3塞zo2咗di1啲zaap6雜mat6物。

This drawer is hard to pull open, maybe some junk is stuck inside.

Common phrases

laai1拉hoi1開gwai6櫃tung2筒

to pull open a drawer

so2鎖zyu6住gwai6櫃tung2筒

to lock a drawer

Common mistake

Avoid confusing this with 櫃, which refers to the entire cabinet or cupboard itself. Using 櫃 to mean drawer will likely cause confusion as it implies the whole piece of furniture.