saam1 gaa2衫架
Jyutpingsaam1 gaa2
Yalesāam gá
Definition
Clothes hanger; a curved hanger made of wire, wood, or plastic used for hanging clothes.
colloquialhomeclothing
How it's used
Refers specifically to the object used to hang clothes, distinct from the furniture piece known as a coat rack or stand. While the term is standard, it is common to simply refer to the object by its material, such as 鐵線架 for wire hangers, when specifying the type.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
