zam2 tau4 tou3枕頭套枕头套
Jyutpingzam2 tau4 tou3
Yalejám tàuh tou
Definition
A pillowcase; a fabric cover for a pillow.
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How it's used
People often use the verb 笠 to describe putting on a pillowcase, which literally means to cover or slip over something. It is common to wash the pillowcase frequently to maintain hygiene, so you will often hear people talk about 換枕頭套 when doing laundry.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
This pillowcase is very dirty, it needs to be changed.
Related words
Common phrases
to change the pillowcase
to wash the pillowcase
Grammar color guide
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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.
