daan6 saan2蛋饊蛋馓
Jyutpingdaan6 saan2
Yaledaahn sáan
Definition
Cantonese style fried dough twist; can also refer to a useless and hopeless person.
- Cantonese style fried dough twist, a type of snack
- slanga useless and hopeless person
colloquialfoodpeople
How it's used
The term carries a strong dual meaning, shifting between a literal snack and a harsh insult. When used to describe a person, it implies they are lazy, incapable, or lack any ambition. It is a very colloquial way to dismiss someone as a total waste of space.
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He is always doing nothing, he really is a useless person.
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Common mistake
Be careful when using this to describe a person, as it is quite offensive and implies the person has no value or purpose. Do not confuse it with other snack names, as the context will clearly distinguish whether you are talking about food or insulting someone.
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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.
