do6 lau4墮樓堕楼
Jyutpingdo6 lau4
Yaledoh làuh
Definition
To fall from a building, whether by accident, suicide, or being pushed.
neutralpeopleother
How it's used
Used primarily in news reports and formal accounts to describe the act of falling from a height, regardless of whether it was an accident, a suicide, or a crime. It carries a clinical and detached tone compared to the more direct and common term 跳樓, which specifically implies an intentional act of jumping.
Examples
The news reported that someone fell from the shopping mall.
Related words
Common phrases
to die from a fall from a building
suspected fall from a building
Common mistake
Avoid using this word to describe falling down a flight of stairs or tripping on the street, as it specifically refers to falling from a significant height, usually from a building or structure.
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Grammar guides
- 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.
