daai6 fei1大飛大飞
Jyutpingdaai6 fei1
Yaledaaih fēi
Definition
A high-speed speedboat fitted with outboard motors, often associated with smuggling.
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How it's used
Originally referring to high-powered speedboats used by smugglers to evade police, the term has evolved into a general colloquial word for any fast, powerful motorboat. It carries a slightly illicit or adventurous connotation due to its association with maritime smuggling activities in the South China Sea. When referring to the vessel in a neutral or formal context, people typically use 快艇 instead.
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Common mistake
Do not use this term to describe a standard ferry or a slow pleasure boat, as it specifically implies high speed and high engine power. Using it for a regular boat can sound confusing or unintentionally suggest illegal activity.
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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.
