caam2 daam6慘淡惨淡
Jyutpingcaam2 daam6
Yalecháam daahm
Definition
Bleak, depressed, or gloomy, especially used to describe a business with poor sales and very few customers.
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How it's used
Focuses specifically on the lack of activity or poor performance in a commercial or economic context. It carries a sense of gloom and hopelessness, often implying that the situation is unlikely to improve soon. While it can describe general life circumstances, it is most frequently heard when discussing the poor performance of a business or industry.
Examples
Business has been really bleak lately, hardly anyone comes to buy things.
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Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a person who is feeling sad or depressed, as that is better expressed by 唔開心 or 難過. It is strictly reserved for describing the state of a situation, business, or market performance.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
