daai6 dei6大地
Jyutpingdaai6 dei6
Yaledaaih deih
Definition
Earth; the land; the vast ground.
neutralnature
How it's used
Refers to the surface of the earth or the land in a poetic or grand sense. It is rarely used in everyday casual conversation to describe dirt or soil, where words like 地面 or 泥土 are preferred. It often appears in literature, songs, or when describing the natural environment on a large scale.
Examples
Spring is here, the earth is full of life.
Look, how vast the earth is.
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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.
