dai1 lok6低落
Jyutpingdai1 lok6
Yaledāi lohk
Definition
Low, downcast, or lacking in energy or morale.
colloquialemotion
How it's used
Focuses specifically on a state of emotional despondency or lack of motivation rather than physical height or level. It often describes a lingering mood rather than a fleeting moment of sadness. While it can apply to morale in a professional or group setting, it is most frequently used to describe an individual's personal emotional state.
Examples
They have been feeling very down lately and do not want to go out.
Why are you so down? Did something happen?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe physical objects that are low in height, as that would require words like 低. It is strictly reserved for psychological or abstract states like morale or mood.
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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.
