saam1 goek3衫腳衫脚
Jyutpingsaam1 goek3
Yalesāam geuk
Definition
The hem of a shirt or jacket; the bottom edge of a piece of clothing.
colloquialclothing
How it's used
Refers specifically to the bottom edge of a garment, such as a shirt, dress, or trousers. While it literally translates to shirt foot, it is used for almost any upper body garment or skirt. It is frequently mentioned when discussing tailoring or when a garment is damaged or poorly fitted.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
The hem of this shirt seems a bit too long.
Your shirt hem is fraying, you should take it to get altered.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 褲腳, which is specifically used for the hem of trousers or pants. Using 衫腳 for trousers sounds unnatural to native speakers.
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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.
