baan1 baak6頒白颁白
Jyutpingbaan1 baak6
Yalebāan baahk
Definition
Grizzled or gray-haired; showing signs of aging.
Example
keoi5佢tau4頭faat3髮ji5已ging1經baan1頒baak6白。
keoi5佢tau4头faat3发ji5已ging1经baan1颁baak6白。
His hair has already turned grey.
Grammar color guide
Noun
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
