daai6 tou5大肚
Jyutpingdaai6 tou5
Yaledaaih tóuh
Definition
To be pregnant.
colloquialfamilybody
How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical state of being visibly pregnant or the condition of pregnancy itself. While it is the most common way to describe pregnancy in casual conversation, it can sound slightly blunt or informal depending on the context. Use it freely with friends and family, but consider more formal alternatives like 懷孕 in professional or medical settings.
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Avoid using this to describe animals in a casual way as it is almost exclusively reserved for humans. When referring to the act of getting someone pregnant, the phrase 搞大咗人個肚 is considered very vulgar and disrespectful.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
