daa2 bei6 hon4打鼻鼾

Jyutpingdaa2 bei6 hon4

Yaledá beih hòhn

動詞

Definition

To snore.

colloquialbodydaily actions

How it's used

Focus on the physical act of snoring rather than a medical diagnosis. It is common to use the structure 打鼻鼾打得好大聲 to describe the intensity of the noise, where the second 打 acts as a verb for the action of snoring itself. People often joke about it or complain about it in a casual social context.

Examples

nei5你cam4尋maan5晚daa2打bei6鼻hon4鼾daa2打dou3到hou2好daai6大seng1聲aa4呀。

You were snoring really loudly last night.

keoi5佢hai6係mai6咪jan1因wai6為taai2太攰gui6所so2以ji5先sin1打daa2鼻bei6鼾hon4呢？

Is he snoring because he is too tired?

Common phrases

daa2打bei6鼻hon4鼾hou2好daai6大seng1聲

to snore very loudly

cou4嘈zyu6住jan4人daa2打bei6鼻hon4鼾

to disturb others with snoring

Common mistake

Learners sometimes confuse this with 鼻塞, which refers to a blocked nose due to a cold or allergies. While a blocked nose can cause snoring, they are distinct conditions.