buk6 dai1伏低
Jyutpingbuk6 dai1
Yalebuhk dāi
Definition
To get down, lie down, or crouch low.
colloquialdaily actionsbody
How it's used
Used primarily in situations involving physical danger or when needing to lower one's profile to avoid detection. It carries a sense of urgency or tactical necessity, distinguishing it from the more neutral or descriptive 趴低 which simply means to lie prone.
Examples
There's a gun, get down quickly!
Get down and check if there's anything under the bed.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this in casual contexts where you simply mean to lie down for a rest, as that would be 瞓低 or 趴低. Using 伏低 implies a defensive or hidden posture.
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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.
