wa2 zi2𢱑子
Jyutpingwa2 zi2
Yalewá jí
Definition
A game played with pebbles or stones.
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How it's used
This term refers to a traditional children's game involving tossing and catching small stones or pebbles. It is a nostalgic activity that has largely faded from modern urban life in Hong Kong, often associated with childhood memories of older generations. The name itself is onomatopoeic or descriptive of the action of picking up or scraping the stones from the ground.
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zek3隻jekExamples
When we were little, we played with pebbles all the time.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the verb 𢱑 which means to scratch or to beg for something. The noun 𢱑子 is specific to the game and is not used to describe the stones themselves in other contexts.
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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.
