daa2 git3打結打结

Jyutpingdaa2 git3

Yaledá git

動詞Rare

Definition

To tie a knot.

colloquialdaily actions

How it's used

Focuses on the physical act of creating a knot, but it is also frequently used metaphorically to describe a situation that has become complicated or stuck. When referring to a specific type of knot, such as a dead knot, you place the type directly after the verb as in 打死結. It acts as a separable verb, meaning you can insert aspect markers like 咗 or 住 between 打 and 結.

Examples

nei5你bong1幫ngo5我zoeng1將tiu4條sing4繩daa2打git3結hou2好m4唔hou2好？

Could you please help me tie a knot in this rope?

tiu4條haai4鞋daai2帶daa2打zo2咗git3結，gaai2解gik6極dou1都gaai2解m4唔hoi1開。

The shoelace is knotted, and no matter how I try, I cannot untie it.

Related words

Common phrases

daa2打sei2死git3結

to tie a dead knot

daa2打go3個git3結

to tie a knot

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 打交, which means to fight. Learners sometimes mistakenly use it to mean tying something together in a general sense, but it specifically refers to the formation of a knot.