paau4 faa1刨花
Jyutpingpaau4 faa1
Yalepàauh fā
Definition
Wood shavings, wood wool, or excelsior.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the thin, curly strips of wood produced when planing timber. While it can describe industrial packing material, it is also commonly used to describe the messy debris left behind by carpenters or woodworkers. It carries a sense of being a byproduct or waste material rather than a primary product.
Measure word
deoi1堆dēuiExamples
These wood shavings are very thin, perfect for wrapping things.
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wood shavings
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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.
