dai2邸
Jyutpingdai2
Yaledái
Definition
A large residence of a high official, nobleman, or prince.
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively found in formal or historical contexts and is rarely used in modern spoken Cantonese. Most speakers would use 酒店 or 旅館 instead of 邸 when referring to a place to stay. It is primarily encountered in literature or when describing official residences from the past.
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Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for the common character 底, which is used frequently in colloquial speech for bottom or base. They are completely unrelated in meaning and usage.
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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.
