muk6 tung4 dek2牧童笛
Jyutpingmuk6 tung4 dek2
Yalemuhk tùhng dék
Definition
Recorder; a simple plastic or wooden flute-like wind instrument commonly played in schools.
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How it's used
Almost every student in Hong Kong encounters this instrument during primary school music classes. It is widely considered a rite of passage, though often remembered for the screeching sounds produced by beginners. The term is specifically used for the standard school instrument rather than professional woodwind flutes.
Measure word
zi1枝jīExamples
Did you learn to play the recorder when you were young?
They play the recorder so badly, it's giving me a headache.
Related words
Common phrases
to play the recorder
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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.
