man4 geoi6文具
Jyutpingman4 geoi6
Yalemàhn geuih
Definition
Stationery; tools and supplies used for writing and organizing documents.
neutralschoolwork
How it's used
Refers to a broad category of office and school supplies like pens, paper, and staplers. It is a collective noun that does not take a plural marker, so do not add 啲 to it when referring to the category in general.
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gin2件gínExamples
Is there a stationery shop near here?
I bought a lot of new stationery for school.
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Common mistake
Avoid using it as a countable noun in the same way as individual items like 筆 or 簿. If you need to count them, use the phrase 文具用品 or specify the item type instead.
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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.
