dai2 lik6抵力
Jyutpingdai2 lik6
Yaledái lihk
Definition
Demanding, exhausting, or requiring a great deal of physical effort.
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How it's used
Describes tasks or situations that require significant physical or mental exertion. It often implies that the effort required is disproportionate to the reward or that the task is draining. Use it when you want to emphasize that something is exhausting or requires constant attention.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 抵, which means worth it or good value. While they share the same character, 抵力 is specifically about the intensity of effort required rather than the value of an object.
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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.
