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Definition
A bottle stopper, cork, or plug.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical object used to seal a bottle, often made of cork or plastic. While it is a common term, many younger speakers might simply use the English loanword cork or the more general term 塞 to describe the same object.
Measure word
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This bottle stopper is really hard to pull out.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the verb 塞, which means to block or to stuff. Ensure you use the noun form when referring to the object itself.
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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.
