daam1 gou1 tau4擔高頭担高头
Jyutpingdaam1 gou1 tau4
Yaledāam gōu tàuh
Definition
To raise one's head to look up.
colloquialbodydaily actions
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the physical action of tilting the chin upward to gaze at something elevated. It is distinct from just looking up, which might be done with just eye movement, as it emphasizes the neck movement involved. It is frequently used when describing someone observing tall buildings, airplanes, or something hanging high up.
Examples
Raise your head and look up, there is a bird above.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
