daa2 dou3 tau4 dou1 baau3 gam3 zai6打到頭都爆咁滯打到头都爆咁滞

Jyutpingdaa2 dou3 tau4 dou1 baau3 gam3 zai6

Yaledá dou tàuh dōu baau gam jaih

Definition

To beat someone up severely, especially to the point of causing serious head injuries.

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How it's used

This expression uses the structure 咁滯 to indicate that an action or state has come extremely close to happening but was narrowly avoided. It is a hyperbolic way to emphasize the severity of an impact or injury. You will often hear it used in dramatic storytelling or when describing a particularly clumsy accident.

Examples

keoi5佢dit3跌can1親go3個tau4頭，daa1打dou3到tau4頭dou1都baau3爆gam3咁zai6滯aa1呀。

He fell and hit his head so hard it almost cracked.

nei5你zou6做me1咩daa1打dou3到tau4頭dou1都baau3爆gam3咁zai6滯？

Why did you hit your head so hard that it's nearly split open?

Common phrases

daa2打dou3到baau3爆

to smash until broken

gam3咁zai6滯

almost / nearly

Common mistake

Learners often mistake 咁滯 for a literal description of an event that actually occurred, but it specifically denotes a near miss or an exaggeration of intensity. Do not use it to describe an injury that has already resulted in a literal fracture.