so1 zong1 toi2梳妝檯梳妆台
Jyutpingso1 zong1 toi2
Yalesō jōng tói
Definition
Dressing table; vanity.
colloquialhomedescriptions
How it's used
Refers specifically to the piece of furniture equipped with a mirror for grooming and applying makeup. While modern homes often use a simple desk or shelf for this purpose, the term remains standard for the dedicated vanity unit.
Measure word
zoeng1張jēungExamples
She bought a new dressing table and put it in the room.
The things on your dressing table are such a mess.
Related words
Common phrases
dressing table mirror
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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.
