gaau2 lyun6 dong3攪亂檔搅乱档
Jyutpinggaau2 lyun6 dong3
Yalegáau lyuhn dong
Definition
To cause chaos, to mess things up, or to disrupt a situation or event.
colloquialworkpeople
How it's used
Originating from the context of street markets, 檔 refers to a stall or a business operation. When someone disrupts the flow of work or ruins an ongoing process, they are metaphorically overturning the stall. It is a very common way to describe someone who is being a nuisance or sabotaging a group effort.
Examples
Stop causing chaos here, everyone is very busy.
He always messes things up, causing the whole plan to fail.
Related words
Common phrases
to deliberately cause chaos
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 搞亂, which simply means to make something messy or disorganized. 攪亂檔 carries a stronger connotation of intentional or reckless interference that specifically ruins a process or a project.
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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.
