gwai6櫃柜
Jyutpinggwai6
Yalegwaih
Definition
Cabinet, cupboard, or wardrobe; a box-shaped container used for storage, typically rectangular with a lid or doors.
colloquialhome
How it's used
Refers specifically to furniture items designed for storage, ranging from kitchen cupboards to large wardrobes. It is almost always used with a specific prefix to clarify the function, such as 衣櫃 for clothes or 雪櫃 for the refrigerator. The term is versatile enough to cover both wall mounted units and floor standing pieces.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
Please help me put the books into the bookcase.
Is there still room in the cabinet to put clothes?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 盒, which refers to a smaller box that you can hold in your hands. A 櫃 is a piece of furniture that stays in one place.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
