Sunday 26 June 2022

how do we say 夾|夹

When do we say goih4 or giab8 or goih8 for this character 夾|夹。

When used as a noun, 夾|夹 is said as giab8

bhuang7ri7 giab8

萬字夾|万字夹

paper clip

san1 giab8

衫夾|衫夹

clothes peg

When used as a verb, 夾|夹 is said as goih4

goih4 cai3

夾菜|夹菜

to use a pair of chopsticks to pick up vegetables

goih4 ki2lai5

起來|夹起来

to lift something up with a pincer or a pair of chopsticks

goih4 cai3 夾菜|夹菜


Goih8 is used for armpit 

goih8zin1'o1

夾肢窩|夹肢窝

armpit

 To hear how to say giab8, goih4 or goih8 click on this link or go to Mogher.


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