gok3 dak1 kei4 so2各得其所
Jyutpinggok3 dak1 kei4 so2
Yalegok dāk kèih só
Definition
Each in the correct place; everyone gets what they need or is properly provided for.
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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.
