dau6 nai4豆泥
Jyutpingdau6 nai4
Yaledauh nàih
Definition
Inferior and easily broken; of poor quality.
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How it's used
Describes things that are shoddily made, flimsy, or unreliable in performance. It carries a sense of disappointment or frustration, often used to criticize cheap products or poorly executed work. It is strictly informal and should be avoided in professional or formal writing.
Examples
The equipment at this company is really low-quality and breaks all the time.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the literal meaning of beans or mud. It is an adjective used to describe the state of an object, not a noun, so it cannot be used to describe actual food or dirt.
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
