jin1 dau2煙斗烟斗
Jyutpingjin1 dau2
Yaleyīn dáu
Definition
Tobacco pipe; a smoking tool with a bowl for holding tobacco and a narrow mouthpiece.
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How it's used
Associated primarily with a classic, sophisticated, or older generation aesthetic. While modern smoking habits in Hong Kong lean heavily toward cigarettes or vapes, the term remains the standard way to describe the traditional tool used for pipe tobacco.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
He really likes walking around holding his tobacco pipe.
Do you know where they sell nice tobacco pipes?
Related words
Common phrases
pipe tobacco
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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.
