daa2 baau1打包
Jyutpingdaa2 baau1
Yaledá bāau
Definition
To pack leftovers from a meal; or to prepare and wrap a corpse in a hospital.
- to pack up leftover food from a meal to take home
- technicalto clean, wrap, and prepare a corpse for the mortuary
colloquialfooddaily actions
How it's used
Commonly used in restaurants when asking for a container for leftovers. While it literally means to beat and wrap, it has evolved into the standard term for a doggy bag. In hospital settings, it carries a grim, euphemistic meaning referring to the preparation of a deceased person for transport to the morgue.
Examples
I cannot finish the food here, I want to pack it up to take home.
You cannot finish your food? Do you need me to help you pack it up?
Related words
Common phrases
to pack up and leave with the food
help me pack this up
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the Mandarin usage where it can also mean to pack luggage or items for moving house, as in Cantonese that is usually expressed as 執嘢.
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
Particle
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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.
