juk6 pun4浴盆
Jyutpingjuk6 pun4
Yaleyuhk pùhn
Definition
bathtub or washbasin; a large basin or tub used for bathing.
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How it's used
This term is primarily used for the small, portable plastic tubs used to bathe infants or toddlers. It is rarely used for full sized bathtubs found in modern bathrooms, which are usually referred to as 浴缸. Using it to describe a standard adult bathtub will sound confusing or humorous.
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The kid is playing with water in the bath bucket.
Can you get the bath bucket out for me?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 浴缸, which refers to a fixed, full sized bathtub. Using 浴盆 for a standard bathroom tub implies a small, shallow basin that would be far too small for an adult.
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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.
