daai6 dang1大燈大灯
Jyutpingdaai6 dang1
Yaledaaih dāng
Definition
Headlights of a vehicle, including both high and low beams.
colloquialtransport
How it's used
Drivers use this term to refer to the main forward-facing lights of a vehicle. It covers both the low beam and high beam settings, though specific technical terms exist for those individual functions. It is the standard, everyday way to talk about headlights in a casual driving context.
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deoi3對deuiExamples
Remember to turn on the headlights when driving at night.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the term for high beams specifically, which is often referred to as 遠燈 or 高燈. Using 大燈 to mean high beams exclusively can be ambiguous depending on the driver's habit.
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