daa2 haam3 lou6打喊露
Jyutpingdaa2 haam3 lou6
Yaledá haam louh
Definition
To yawn.
colloquialbodydaily actions
How it's used
This term is the standard colloquial way to describe the physical act of yawning. While the formal term is 打呵欠, locals almost exclusively use 打喊露 in daily speech. It carries a slightly more casual or even dismissive tone depending on the context, especially if you yawn while someone else is speaking.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the formal written term 打呵欠, which sounds unnatural and overly stiff in spoken Cantonese. Using the formal version might make you sound like you are reading from a textbook.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
