kuk1 cek3曲尺
Jyutpingkuk1 cek3
Yalekūk chek
Definition
An L-shaped square; a carpenter's square or try square.
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How it's used
Beyond its literal use as a tool, this term is frequently used to describe any L-shaped layout or corner in architecture and interior design. It is common to hear people refer to a room corner or a specific furniture arrangement as a 曲尺位. The term emphasizes the precise 90 degree angle rather than just any generic corner.
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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.
