miu4 tou4 zi2描圖紙描图纸
Jyutpingmiu4 tou4 zi2
Yalemìuh tòuh jí
Definition
Tracing paper.
neutralschoolwork
How it's used
Professional designers and students often use this term when working on architectural sketches or technical drawings. It is specifically associated with the semi transparent quality required for layering designs. While digital tools have replaced much of its use, the term remains standard in stationary shops and art supply stores.
Measure word
zoeng1張jēungExamples
Please go buy me a sheet of tracing paper.
Related words
Common phrases
a stack of tracing paper
Grammar color guide
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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.
