jam2 daai6飲大饮大
Jyutpingjam2 daai6
Yaleyám daaih
Definition
To drink too much alcohol; to get drunk.
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How it's used
This phrase is almost exclusively used in the past tense form 飲大咗 to describe someone who has already consumed too much alcohol. It carries a slightly informal and empathetic tone, often used to explain someone's uncharacteristic behavior or physical state after a night out. While it implies being drunk, it focuses more on the act of over-drinking rather than the clinical state of intoxication.
Examples
He drank too much last night and went straight to sleep when he got home.
Are you drunk? Why are you speaking so loudly?
Related words
Common phrases
drank too much
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe someone who is simply drinking alcohol; it specifically implies an excessive amount that has led to a loss of control or sobriety. It is not used for non-alcoholic beverages.
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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.
