taai1 gep6呔夾呔夹
Jyutpingtaai1 gep6
Yaletāai gehp
Definition
Tie clip; tie bar.
colloquialclothing
How it's used
This term is a direct loanword from the English word tie, combined with the Cantonese word for clip. It is the standard way to refer to this accessory in professional or formal settings in Hong Kong. While some might use the more descriptive term 領帶夾, 呔夾 remains the most common and natural choice in everyday speech.
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Did you wear a tie clip when you went for the interview?
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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.
