粵

火fo2柴caai4

fo2 caai4huǒ chái

English

  1. match (for lighting fire)
  2. match, a slender piece of wood that produces fire

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一枝幼細嘅木棒,頂部嘅易燃物質一經磨擦就會點着,係簡易嘅生火工具(量詞:枝/盒)

Examples

  • 我攞咗個最大嘅鍋、麵粉、牛油、牛奶、糖、一個碗同搖桿、兩條圍裙、火柴同一個背囊。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 您有火柴吗?

    Do you have a match?

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 他劃了一根火柴。

    He struck a match.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 这收音机不比火柴盒大。

    This radio is no bigger than a matchbox.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 这根湿掉的火柴点不出火的。

    This damp match won't light.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 汤姆用尽了火柴,不能点火了。

    Tom ran out of matches so he couldn't light the fire.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 劃火柴

    to light up a match

  • 佢點着咗支火柴。

    He lights up a match.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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