goek3 baan2 dai2腳板底脚板底
Jyutpinggoek3 baan2 dai2
Yalegeuk báan dái
Definition
The sole of the foot.
colloquialbody
How it's used
Refers specifically to the flat underside of the foot that makes contact with the ground. It is the most common way to describe this part of the body in casual conversation, whereas the more formal term 腳掌 is usually reserved for medical or anatomical contexts.
Measure word
faai3塊faiExamples
My soles are hurting so much from walking.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 腳底板, which is a common Mandarin phrasing that sounds unnatural to native Cantonese speakers.
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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.
