dak1 zo2得咗
Jyutpingdak1 zo2
Yaledāk jó
Definition
An exclamation used to express success or having achieved a goal.
colloquialdaily actionsemotion
How it's used
Expresses a sense of relief or triumph after a period of effort or waiting. It is almost always used as an exclamation or a concluding remark to signal that a goal has been reached. Unlike formal verbs for success, this carries a strong emotional weight of personal accomplishment.
Examples
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Common phrases
finally succeeded
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe success in a professional or formal report, as it is strictly colloquial and emphasizes the speaker's personal feeling rather than the objective fact of the achievement.
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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.
