bak1 dai3北帝
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Yalebāk dai
Definition
Pak Tai, the Northern Emperor; a Taoist deity who rules the north and protects fishermen.
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How it's used
Pak Tai is a prominent deity in local folk religion, often worshipped for protection against water disasters and fire. You will frequently encounter his name in the context of local temples, such as the famous one in Wan Chai. He is visually distinct in statues, typically depicted with long flowing hair and standing on a tortoise and a snake.
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Let's go to the Pak Tai temple to pray later.
Do you know which deity Pak Tai is?
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
