daam6 bok6淡薄
Jyutpingdaam6 bok6
Yaledaahm bohk
Definition
Faint, hazy, or dim; lacking intensity or excitement.
neutraldescriptionsemotion
How it's used
Focuses on a sense of fading or lacking intensity, often used for abstract concepts like relationships, memories, or interest. Unlike words describing physical light or color, this carries a slightly melancholic or detached tone. It implies something that was once stronger but has gradually lost its substance or presence.
Examples
The feelings between them are very faint.
The memories from that time have become very hazy.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe physical objects that are light in weight or color, as it is reserved for abstract or intangible qualities. For physical lightness, use 淺 instead.
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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.
