pei5 daan1被單被单
Jyutpingpei5 daan1
Yalepéih dāan
Definition
Bed sheet; a piece of cloth used to cover a mattress or quilt.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the fabric cover that wraps around a quilt or duvet, rather than the flat sheet placed directly under the body. While modern households often use duvet covers, the term remains common for any protective layer used on bedding. It is distinct from 床單, which is the flat sheet laid directly on top of the mattress.
Measure word
zoeng1張jēungExamples
This bed sheet is very old, let's change to a new one.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 床單. Remember that 被單 is for the quilt or duvet, while 床單 is for the mattress.
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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.
