kam1 zoek3禁著禁着
Jyutpingkam1 zoek3
Yalekām jeuk
Definition
To forbid someone from wearing certain clothes, or to ban the wearing of specific items.
colloquialclothingwork
How it's used
This verb is a compound of the prohibition 禁 and the aspect marker 著 which indicates the state of wearing clothing. It is specifically used for dress codes or formal restrictions on attire rather than general prohibitions. You will often hear it in the context of school rules or office policies.
Examples
The school forbids wearing shorts to school.
Does the company forbid wearing slippers to work?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often try to use 禁 for all types of bans, but 禁著 is strictly for clothing. For general prohibitions, use 唔准 or 禁止 followed by the action.
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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.
