dap6 sap1 saam1揼濕衫揼湿衫
Jyutpingdap6 sap1 saam1
Yaledahp sāp sāam
Definition
To be soaked through or drenched with water.
colloquialweatherclothing
How it's used
This phrase is a vivid, idiomatic way to describe being drenched by rain or water. It carries a sense of being caught off guard or suffering the consequences of bad weather, rather than just being wet. It is almost exclusively used to describe the state of one's clothing being completely saturated.
Examples
It is raining heavily, I got soaked through after walking just a few steps.
Why are you soaked through? Go change your clothes quickly.
Related words
Common phrases
to get soaked through by the rain
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simply being wet, as it specifically implies the clothing is heavy and clinging to the body due to saturation. It is not used for just spilling a small amount of liquid on yourself.
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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.
