dang1 sik1燈飾灯饰
Jyutpingdang1 sik1
Yaledāng sīk
Definition
Decorative holiday lights, especially those used for festive displays or celebrations.
colloquialfestivalplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to decorative lighting installations used for festive occasions rather than functional household lamps. It is most frequently associated with the elaborate displays found in major shopping districts during Christmas or Lunar New Year. Using this term implies a social activity, as people often go out specifically to walk around and admire these displays.
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tou3套touExamples
The holiday lights in Tsim Sha Tsui are beautiful this year.
Have you guys gone to see the holiday lights yet?
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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.
