daa2 baan6打扮
Jyutpingdaa2 baan6
Yaledá baahn
Definition
A person's attire, dress, or outward appearance.
colloquialclothingdescriptions
How it's used
Focuses on the overall visual impression or style of someone's clothing rather than just the individual items worn. It is frequently used to comment on whether someone is dressed appropriately for a specific occasion or to describe a distinct personal style.
Measure word
san1身sānExamples
Your attire today looks very nice.
His usual attire is always this simple.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the verb form, which means to dress up or to apply makeup. When used as a noun, it almost always requires a measure word like 身 to sound natural in a sentence.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
