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Definition
A latch, bolt, or bar used to keep doors or windows securely closed from one side without requiring a key.
colloquialhomedaily actions
How it's used
Refers specifically to a simple sliding or swinging mechanism used to secure doors or windows from the inside. Unlike a lock that requires a key, this is a manual bolt or latch that provides basic privacy or keeps a door from swinging open. It is most commonly heard in the compound 門恤 when referring to household doors.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the verb 恤, which can mean to iron clothes or to comfort someone, as the context for the noun is strictly limited to hardware.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
