gaai3 ding6界定
Jyutpinggaai3 ding6
Yalegaai dihng
Definition
To define or delimit; to set boundaries or determine if something falls within a scope.
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How it's used
Used primarily in formal or academic contexts, this term carries a sense of drawing a boundary or setting a limit. It is much more precise than the general word 定義, which simply means to define. You will often hear it in discussions about legal, philosophical, or technical categories where the scope needs to be strictly established.
Examples
This concept is very hard to define clearly.
How do you define what is called success?
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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.
