tou4 zak1圖則图则
Jyutpingtou4 zak1
Yaletòuh jāk
Definition
An architectural blueprint, drawing, or engineering plan for building design.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to architectural or engineering blueprints rather than general drawings or sketches. It is the standard term used by property agents, architects, and homeowners when discussing the layout of a flat or building. Using it implies a professional or technical context related to construction or real estate.
Measure word
zoeng1張jēungExamples
This building plan is drawn very clearly.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 畫, which is a general term for a painting or drawing. Using 畫 to describe a blueprint sounds like you are talking about an artistic sketch rather than a technical document.
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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.
