粵

棋kei4子zi2

kei4 zi2qí zǐ

English

  1. chess piece
  2. (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes)
  3. a piece in a board game; a chess piece
  4. a pawn; a person who is controlled by an outside force and cannot act at his or her own will

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一副遊戲裏面嘅棋子,譬如中國象棋入面,一隻兵就係一隻棋子(量詞:隻)
  2. 畀其他人操控,用嚟幫操控者獲得利益嘅人(量詞:隻)

Examples

  • 我在棋盤上把一個棋子向前移動一步。

    I moved a chess piece on the board one forward.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 在一顆棋子上放置另一顆相同顏色的棋子,可以表示這顆棋子晉升為王。

    The promotion of a piece to a king is indicated by setting on it another piece of the same color.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 圍棋使用十九路棋盤,共 361 顆棋子 (181 顆黑子與 180 顆白子)。

    On a 19x19 lines board, Go is played with 361 stones (181 black and 180 white).

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 每人各取一隻棋子。

    Everyone takes a chess piece. ----

  • 你以為佢真係愛你?佢當你係隻棋子咋。

    You really think she loves you? She only treats you like a pawn!

  • 你以為老闆真係賞識你呀?你只不過係佢一隻棋子咋。

    Do you think the boss really appreciates your performance? You are just like a pawn to him.

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

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