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Yaledihk
Definition
A Chinese surname, commonly transliterated as Tik, Dick, or Tek.
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How it's used
Surnames in Cantonese are typically introduced with the verb 姓. When referring to someone formally, it is common to place the surname before the title, such as 狄先生 or 狄小姐.
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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.
