bat1 loeng4不良
Jyutpingbat1 loeng4
Yalebāt lèuhng
Definition
Bad, harmful, unhealthy, or undesirable.
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How it's used
Often found in formal or written contexts, this term is frequently used in news reports or official warnings to describe negative social phenomena or health risks. While it can be used in speech, it sounds quite serious and carries a weight of moral or professional judgment. It is rarely used to describe simple personal preferences or minor mistakes.
Examples
Eating snacks long-term is an unhealthy habit.
They have bad intentions, you need to be careful.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe someone who is just a bad person or a troublemaker, as it usually refers to abstract habits, influences, or intentions rather than a person's character directly.
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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.
