haa6 lok6下落
Jyutpinghaa6 lok6
Yalehah lohk
Definition
Whereabouts; the place where a person or thing is located.
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How it's used
Often used in formal reports or news to describe missing persons or lost items, but it is also perfectly common in daily life when someone has gone missing or is hard to track down. It carries a slightly serious or anxious tone because it implies that the person or object is currently unreachable or hidden. You will frequently hear it paired with words like 搵 or 追查.
Examples
I've searched for a long time but still can't find his whereabouts.
Related words
Common phrases
whereabouts unknown
investigate someone's whereabouts
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the verb 下落 meaning to descend or fall, which is pronounced differently in Cantonese. When used as a noun meaning whereabouts, it is strictly a formal or semi-formal term that sounds slightly more dramatic than just asking 喺邊度.
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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.
