bou6 dau3哺竇哺窦
Jyutpingbou6 dau3
Yalebouh dau
Definition
To spend a lot of time in a particular place, or to frequent a specific hangout spot.
colloquialpeopleplaces
How it's used
Implies a sense of lingering or loitering in a specific location, often one that is not necessarily a home or office. It carries a slightly informal or lazy connotation, suggesting the person has made themselves comfortable in a spot for an extended period. It is frequently used to describe someone who spends all their free time at a particular shop, club, or friend's house.
Examples
He is always hanging out at the internet cafe.
Why do you always spend so much time hanging out here?
Related words
Common phrases
always hanging out
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simply staying at home, as it usually refers to a public or semi-public space where someone has become a regular fixture. It is not used for professional or formal contexts.
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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.
