mat6 zi2襪子袜子
Jyutpingmat6 zi2
Yalemaht jí
Definition
Socks or stockings.
colloquialclothing
How it's used
While 襪子 is understood, native speakers almost exclusively use 襪 to refer to socks in daily life. It is standard to use the classifier 對 when talking about a pair, reflecting the fact that socks are worn as a set.
Measure word
deoi3對deuiRelated words
Common mistake
Learners often use the Mandarin-style 襪子, which sounds unnatural and overly formal in a casual Hong Kong context. Stick to the single character 襪 to sound like a local.
Grammar color guide
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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.
