saau1 tau4梢頭梢头
Jyutpingsaau1 tau4
Yalesāau tàuh
Definition
The tip of a branch; tree top.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
Refers specifically to the small, discarded end of a cigarette after it has been smoked. While it can technically describe the end of other objects, it is almost exclusively used in the context of smoking. It carries a slightly dismissive tone, as it describes something that has lost its utility and is ready to be thrown away.
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The cigarette stub is so short, don't keep it.
Why are you still keeping this cigarette stub?
Related words
Common phrases
cigarette stub
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the literary term 梢頭 which refers to the tip of a tree branch. In a modern Hong Kong context, the character combination is almost exclusively associated with the physical remains of a cigarette.
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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.
