gaai3 naai5戒奶
Jyutpinggaai3 naai5
Yalegaai náaih
Definition
To wean; to stop feeding on milk as a baby grows up.
colloquialfamilydaily actions
How it's used
Refers specifically to the transition from breast milk or formula to solid food. While it literally means to quit milk, it is almost exclusively used for human infants rather than animals. Parents often use this to describe the developmental milestone of a child becoming more independent.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 戒口, which refers to avoiding certain foods for health reasons or due to traditional Chinese medicine beliefs.
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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.
