saa1 bou1 ngaang1 caang1砂煲罌罉砂煲罂罉
Jyutpingsaa1 bou1 ngaang1 caang1
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Definition
All kinds of pots, pans, and cookware.
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How it's used
This term is a classic example of a four character idiom used in daily life to refer collectively to kitchenware. It specifically evokes the image of traditional clay pots and ceramic jars, though it now covers modern pots, pans, and miscellaneous kitchen utensils. It carries a slightly informal, domestic tone, often used when complaining about the clutter of moving or cleaning a kitchen.
Examples
Moving house is most troublesome because you have to pack up all the cookware.
Related words
Common phrases
pack up all the cookware
Common mistake
Do not use this to refer to specific items like a single frying pan or a knife. It is a collective noun for the entire set of cooking equipment and is almost always used in the context of moving, cleaning, or organizing the kitchen.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
