| Classifier | Nominal Proper 條 |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 條 |
| Simplified | 条 |
| Pinyin | tiáo |
| Cantonese | tiu4 |
| Usage | long, narrow, flexible objects (fish 魚/鱼, dogs 狗, trousers 褲子/裤子, etc.), also for roads 路 and rivers 河, pertaining to human lives, e.g. "兩條人命" two (human) lives, "一條心", lit. "one heart" (to work as one), classifiers for certain things like counter-measures, etc. |
Tags: cantonese, chinese, nominal, proper
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