daan1 deoi3 daan1單對單单对单
Jyutpingdaan1 deoi3 daan1
Yaledāan deui dāan
Definition
One-on-one.
colloquialpeoplecommunication
How it's used
Focuses on the exclusivity of an interaction between two people. It is frequently used in professional or competitive contexts to emphasize that no third parties are involved in the discussion or confrontation.
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Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
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.
