on3 tau4案頭案头
Jyutpingon3 tau4
Yaleon tàuh
Definition
The surface of a desk or table.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the surface area of a desk or table where one works, rather than the furniture piece itself. It carries a slightly more formal or literary tone compared to the everyday term 檯面, making it common in written reports or descriptions of office environments. You will often see it used in contexts involving paperwork or administrative tasks.
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Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a general term for any table, but it is specifically associated with workspaces or desks. Using it to describe a dining table or a coffee table sounds unnatural to native speakers.
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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.
