wai4 goi3帷蓋帷盖
Jyutpingwai4 goi3
Yalewàih goi
Definition
Car curtains, a car canopy, or a coffin lid, cover, or pall.
- literarycar curtains or a car canopy
- literarya coffin lid, cover, or pall
writtenother
How it's used
This term is highly formal and carries a literary or archaic tone, often appearing in historical texts or specific funeral contexts. In modern daily speech, people prefer using more specific descriptors like 車簾 for car curtains or 棺蓋 for a coffin lid. Using it in casual conversation might make you sound like you are reciting a classical poem.
Measure word
faai3塊faiExamples
They helped cover the deceased with the pall.
Common phrases
to cover with a pall
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a common household item, but it is restricted to specific formal or funerary settings. Do not use it to describe ordinary curtains or household covers.
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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.
