jin1 fui1煙灰烟灰
Jyutpingjin1 fui1
Yaleyīn fūi
Definition
Tobacco or cigarette ash.
colloquialdaily actionsother
How it's used
Focus on the physical byproduct of smoking rather than the act itself. It is almost exclusively used in the context of cleaning or managing smoking areas, often appearing in compound nouns like 煙灰缸. When referring to the act of removing the ash from a cigarette, speakers often use the verb 彈.
Examples
Why are you flicking cigarette ash onto the floor?
The ashtray is full of ash, please help me empty it.
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