daai6 deoi6大隊大队
Jyutpingdaai6 deoi6
Yaledaaih deuih
Definition
The majority of a crowd; the main group or herd.
colloquialpeopledaily actions
How it's used
Often used in the context of travel, hiking, or group activities to refer to the bulk of the people moving together. It implies a sense of collective movement or shared destination. When someone suggests following the大隊, they are usually advising against individual action to avoid getting lost or left behind.
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go3個goExamples
Let's follow the main group, don't get separated.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to refer to a large crowd of strangers in a public space, as it specifically implies a group that has a shared purpose or is traveling together.
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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.
