kwai1盔
Jyutpingkwai1
Yalekwāi
Definition
Helmet; a hard, protective head covering.
colloquialtransportclothing
How it's used
The character 盔 is rarely used as a standalone noun in modern spoken Cantonese. It almost exclusively appears as part of the compound word 頭盔. When referring to head protection, always use the full term to avoid ambiguity.
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Remember to put your helmet back on when you ride your bike.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
