dak1咑
Jyutpingdak1
Yaledāk
Definition
An exclamation used to drive on horses or other draft animals.
colloquialanimalsdaily actions
How it's used
This is an onomatopoeic sound specifically used to urge animals, particularly horses or cattle, to start moving or to speed up. It functions as an interjection or a verb in colloquial speech. It is rarely heard in urban Hong Kong outside of rural contexts or media depictions of farming.
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Grammar guides
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