ji2 goek3椅腳椅脚
Jyutpingji2 goek3
Yaleyí geuk
Definition
The legs or supporting stand of a chair.
colloquialhomedescriptions
How it's used
Refers specifically to the structural support of a chair, often used when discussing furniture repairs or stability issues. While 腳 is the standard term for leg, it is frequently combined with 凳 or 椅 to specify the object it belongs to. It is common to hear people complain about uneven chair legs causing a chair to wobble.
Measure word
zek3隻jekExamples
The chair leg is loose, it's very dangerous.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often use 腿 to refer to furniture legs, but 腿 is reserved for biological limbs. Always use 腳 for inanimate objects like chairs, tables, or even mountains.
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.
