daai6 lik6 si6大力士
Jyutpingdaai6 lik6 si6
Yaledaaih lihk sih
Definition
Strongman; a man with unusual or immense physical strength.
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How it's used
Often used in a playful or hyperbolic sense to describe someone who can lift heavy objects with ease. It is frequently applied to children who show surprising strength for their age or to friends helping out with moving furniture. The term carries a slightly lighthearted or admiring tone rather than being a formal descriptor for professional athletes.
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He has been a strong man since he was little.
You are so strong, you're basically a strongman!
Related words
Common phrases
a born strongman
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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.
