daan1 bok6單薄单薄
Jyutpingdaan1 bok6
Yaledāan bohk
Definition
Thin and cold-vulnerable clothing, or a person who is thin, frail, and weak.
- thin and not warm enough (of clothing)
- thin, frail, and weak (of a person's body)
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How it's used
Beyond describing clothing that lacks insulation, this word is frequently used to describe a person's physical stature as frail or lacking muscle mass. It carries a slightly literary or descriptive tone compared to simply saying 衫薄. When applied to people, it often implies a sense of vulnerability or weakness.
Examples
The weather is getting cold, you'll easily get sick dressing so thinly.
His build is very frail, as if a gust of wind could blow him away.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this word to describe the thickness of physical objects like paper or walls, as it is strictly reserved for clothing or human physique. Use 薄 for inanimate objects 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.
