daai6 jau5 jan4 zoi6大有人在
Jyutpingdaai6 jau5 jan4 zoi6
Yaledaaih yáuh yàhn joih
Definition
There are plenty of such people; people of this kind are by no means rare.
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How it's used
Emphasize the existence of a group when you want to downplay the uniqueness of a specific person or situation. It carries a slightly cynical or dismissive tone, suggesting that the subject is not as special or rare as they might think. It functions as a complete predicate and is often used to shut down someone who is acting arrogant or overly dramatic.
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Common phrases
plenty of such people exist
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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.
