baai2 mei5擺尾摆尾
Jyutpingbaai2 mei5
Yalebáai méih
Definition
To wag a tail.
colloquialanimals
How it's used
Used primarily for dogs or other animals that express excitement through tail movement. It functions as a verb phrase where the tail is the object implied by the action itself. Unlike some other languages where you might describe the tail as moving, Cantonese speakers focus on the action of the animal performing the wagging.
Examples
The dog saw me come home and immediately wagged its tail happily.
Common phrases
wagging tail happily
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
