haan6限
Jyutpinghaan6
Yalehaahn
Definition
To limit, restrict, or bound; a designated limit or boundary.
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How it's used
Functions primarily as a bound morpheme in compound words rather than as a standalone verb in daily speech. When used to express a limit on time or quantity, it often appears in formal contexts like signs or official notices. To express the idea of limiting something in casual conversation, speakers typically prefer using phrases like 限制住 or 唔畀超過.
Examples
This discount is only valid for use today.
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Common mistake
Learners often try to use it as a standalone verb to mean to limit, but it sounds unnatural or overly formal in most spoken sentences. It is safer to use it as part of a compound word or rely on descriptive phrases.
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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.
