jin1 gaak3煙格烟格
Jyutpingjin1 gaak3
Yaleyīn gaak
Definition
An illegal drug den, or historically, an opium den.
- a place where illegal drugs are traded and consumed; drug den
- historicalopium den
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How it's used
Historically, this term specifically referred to opium dens where people would gather to smoke opium. In modern usage, it has evolved to describe any hidden, shady location where illicit drug activities take place. It carries a strong negative connotation and implies a place that is dangerous or illegal to enter.
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I heard that place used to be an opium den.
This alley is very quiet, be careful of drug dens.
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 煙格 as a literal smoking room or a designated smoking area, which would be 吸煙區. Using this term to describe a normal smoking room would be highly offensive or confusing.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
