tit3 bat1鐵筆铁笔
Jyutpingtit3 bat1
Yaletit bāt
Definition
Crowbar or pry bar; a carbon steel tool with a curved, flattened end used for prying open objects.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a heavy duty metal tool used for leverage or demolition. While 鐵筆 is the formal name, many people in construction or casual DIY settings simply call it 鐵撬. It is distinct from a crowbar used for nails, which is often called 羊角槌.
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zi1枝jīExamples
Use the pry bar to pry open that wooden crate.
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the term 鐵筆 used in some older contexts to refer to a fountain pen or a stylus, though this usage is now very rare and mostly literary.
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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.
