kwai1 gaak3規格规格
Jyutpingkwai1 gaak3
Yalekwāi gaak
Definition
Specifications or standards; requirements for the handling of objects or affairs.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to technical requirements or established standards for objects, materials, or processes. It carries a formal tone despite being used in daily life, often appearing in professional, manufacturing, or construction contexts. Unlike general words for rules or laws, it focuses on the physical or functional properties that something must possess to be considered acceptable.
Examples
This product doesn't meet the specifications, it needs to be returned to them.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 規矩, which refers to social rules, etiquette, or behavioral norms. Use 規格 for physical objects or technical standards, and 規矩 for how people should behave or follow customs.
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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.
