saam1 fu3衫褲衫裤
Jyutpingsaam1 fu3
Yalesāam fu
Definition
Clothes; a full set of clothing.
colloquialclothing
How it's used
This term functions as a collective noun for general clothing rather than just shirts and trousers. It is frequently used in the idiom 衫褲鞋襪 to describe a person's entire outfit or personal belongings related to attire. While it literally specifies shirts and pants, it is understood as a broad category covering most wearable items.
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tou3套touExamples
You bought so many clothes, where can you put them at home?
He never tidies up his clothes, making his room a mess.
Related words
Common phrases
clothing, footwear, and accessories
to tidy up clothes
Common mistake
Do not use this to refer to a single piece of clothing. If you want to talk about one shirt, use 衫, and for one pair of pants, use 褲.
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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.
