siu2 tai4 kam4小提琴
Jyutpingsiu2 tai4 kam4
Yalesíu tàih kàhm
Definition
Violin; the smallest and highest-pitched string instrument of the violin family.
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How it's used
While the formal term is 小提琴, musicians and students often refer to it simply as 琴 when the context of the conversation is already established. Using 支 is the most common measure word for string instruments, though 部 is also frequently heard in casual speech.
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zi1支jīExamples
She started learning to play the violin when she was young.
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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.
