dai1 ciu4低潮
Jyutpingdai1 ciu4
Yaledāi chìuh
Definition
Low tide, or a low ebb; a period of low spirits, activity, or adversity.
- technicallow tide
- a low ebb; a period of adversity, depression, or poor conditions
colloquialemotionwork
How it's used
Refers to a period of stagnation or decline in one's life, career, or emotional state. It carries a sense of temporary struggle rather than a permanent failure. People often use it to describe a phase they are actively trying to overcome.
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His career seems to have hit a low point recently.
How do you get out of this low ebb?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 唔開心, which describes a temporary mood. 低潮 implies a longer, more sustained period of difficulty or lack of progress.
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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.
