zit1櫛栉
Jyutpingzit1
Yalejīt
Definition
Comb; a general term for hair-combing utensils such as combs and fine-toothed combs.
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How it's used
Refers to the general category of hair grooming tools, though it is almost exclusively found in formal idioms or literary contexts in modern Hong Kong. In daily life, people use 梳 for both the noun and the verb. Using 櫛 in casual conversation sounds overly formal or archaic, similar to using a classical term for a tool that has a perfectly common modern name.
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baa2把báExamples
Do you have a comb in your bag?
Related words
Common phrases
to endure the hardships of travel
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 梳. While 櫛 is the formal term for a comb, using it in a casual setting will make you sound like you are reading from a historical novel or a dictionary.
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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.
