dau6 wai4竇唯窦唯
Jyutpingdau6 wai4
Yaledauh wàih
Definition
Dou Wei, a Chinese musician, singer-songwriter, and composer.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the influential Beijing rock musician known for his work in the band Black Panther and his solo career. It is used in Hong Kong music circles to discuss Chinese rock history or his high profile personal life. When mentioning him, Cantonese speakers typically use the standard Mandarin pronunciation of his name as it is a proper noun.
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- 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.
