dai2 dak1抵得
Jyutpingdai2 dak1
Yaledái dāk
Definition
To endure, bear, or tolerate pain or difficult situations.
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How it's used
Focuses on the capacity to withstand physical or mental strain, often implying a sense of resilience or stoicism. It frequently appears in contexts where someone is expected to bear the negative consequences of their own choices or circumstances. The construction often pairs with a resultative complement to specify exactly what is being endured, such as 抵得住 or 抵得過.
Examples
His job is so tough, he really has a high tolerance for hardship.
If you did something wrong, you have to be able to endure the criticism.
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Common phrases
If you eat salted fish, you must be able to endure the thirst; you reap what you sow.
to be easy-going and willing to endure hardship for others.
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 抵, which commonly means worth it or good value. While 抵得 implies endurance, 抵 alone is almost exclusively used to describe a bargain or a sensible decision.
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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.
