diu1 diu6丟掉丢掉
Jyutpingdiu1 diu6
Yaledīu diuh
Definition
To throw away; to discard unnecessary things.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
While 丟掉 is understood, it is significantly less common in daily spoken Cantonese than 抌. Native speakers almost exclusively use 抌 or 掟 when talking about discarding physical objects. 丟掉 carries a slightly more formal or written tone that feels out of place in casual conversation.
Examples
I don't want these old clothes anymore, throw them away later.
Why did you throw away my document?
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Common mistake
Learners often use 丟掉 because it appears in textbooks, but it sounds unnatural in a casual setting. Using 抌 is the standard way to sound like a local when talking about throwing trash or unwanted items away.
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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.
