daa2 baak6 gaap3 zyun2打白鴿轉打白鸽转
Jyutpingdaa2 baak6 gaap3 zyun2
Yaledá baahk gaap jyún
Definition
To spin out; to lose steering control and spin on the spot due to loss of traction.
colloquialtransportdaily actions
How it's used
Originally a term for a pigeon taking flight and circling back, this idiom is now primarily used in the context of driving to describe a vehicle losing traction and spinning. It captures the sudden, disorienting nature of a car losing control on a slick surface. While it can metaphorically describe someone running a quick errand and returning immediately, its most common and vivid usage remains reserved for vehicular accidents.
Examples
The road was slippery from the rain, the car almost spun out.
Related words
Common phrases
almost spun out
spin out while turning
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simply making a U-turn, which is 掉頭. 打白鴿轉 specifically implies a loss of control and an involuntary, often dangerous, spinning motion.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
