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Yalebaht
Definition
To assist or help.
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively found in formal, literary, or historical contexts, such as describing advisors to an emperor. It is rarely used in everyday spoken Cantonese, where 幫手 or 協助 are the standard choices. Using it in casual conversation will sound overly dramatic or archaic.
Examples
He really wants to assist this newly appointed manager.
Is there anyone who can assist him in handling this matter?
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Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a common verb, but it is highly formal and carries a sense of high-level political or moral guidance. Do not use it to mean simply helping a friend with a task.
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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.
