bat1 zit3 bat1 kau3不折不扣
Jyutpingbat1 zit3 bat1 kau3
Yalebāt jit bāt kau
Definition
Out and out; unconditional; hundred percent; sharing exactly the same characteristics as something.
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How it's used
Emphasizes that something matches a description or category perfectly without any dilution or exception. It carries a slightly formal or literary weight despite being used in daily speech to add intensity to a claim. Often paired with 嘅 to modify a noun, it functions as a strong intensifier for qualities or identities.
Examples
He is simply an out-and-out liar.
This is an absolute fact, no way to deceive people.
Related words
Common phrases
an out-and-out hero
an absolute fact
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use this as a literal translation for "no discount" in a shopping context, but it is strictly used to describe the nature or quality of a person or situation.
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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.
