pat1 tau4疋頭疋头
Jyutpingpat1 tau4
Yalepāt tàuh
Definition
Piece goods; textiles, fabrics, or other materials sold by the roll.
colloquialclothingshopping
How it's used
Refers specifically to fabric sold in large rolls or bolts rather than pre-cut pieces. It is a traditional term often associated with old-fashioned textile markets or tailors in Hong Kong. Modern shoppers might simply use 布 or 布料 instead, making this term sound slightly nostalgic or trade-specific.
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pat1匹pātExamples
This shop sells many different patterns of fabric.
Related words
Common phrases
fabric shop
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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.
