deoi3 laap6對立对立
Jyutpingdeoi3 laap6
Yaledeui laahp
Definition
Opposing, hostile, or antagonistic; to set up or view as an opponent or enemy.
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How it's used
Focuses on a state of conflict or a rigid division between two parties, often implying a lack of willingness to compromise. While it can describe abstract concepts like viewpoints, it is most commonly used to describe interpersonal or intergroup tension. It carries a slightly more formal or serious tone than just saying someone is fighting or disagreeing.
Examples
Their positions are very opposing, they always argue.
Related words
Common phrases
opposing viewpoints
to be in a state of opposition
Common mistake
Learners often use this to mean simply 'different' or 'opposite' in a neutral sense, but it specifically implies a hostile or confrontational relationship. Use 相反 for neutral opposites like 'opposite directions' or 'opposite sides of the street'.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
