ngat6杌
Jyutpingngat6
Yalengaht
Definition
A low stool, or something unstable.
- a low stool
- unstable; shaky
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a backless, often low, seat. While it can describe physical instability, it is rarely used in modern speech to mean sterility or abstract concepts, which are better expressed with other terms.
Measure word
zoeng1張jēungExamples
This stool is very unstable, sit carefully.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 凳, which is the more common, general term for any kind of chair or stool in Cantonese.
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Grammar guides
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