sau2 zok3手作
Jyutpingsau2 zok3
Yalesáu jok
Definition
Handicrafts or handmade items.
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How it's used
Focuses on the personal effort and artisanal quality of an object rather than mass-produced goods. It is frequently used to describe items sold at local markets or hobbyist creations. While it can function as a noun, it is also common to use it in the verb phrase 整手作 to describe the act of crafting.
Measure word
gin2件gínExamples
This handmade item is very exquisite.
Do you like making handicrafts?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid confusing this with 手工, which often refers to the general quality of workmanship or the manual labor involved in a process, whereas 手作 specifically highlights the finished, unique handicraft product.
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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.
