juk1 di1喐啲
Jyutpingjuk1 di1
Yaleyūk dī
Definition
Easily, quickly, or at the slightest provocation.
colloquialdescriptionsemotion
How it's used
Expresses a tendency to react or change state with minimal provocation. It often carries a slightly impatient or critical tone, suggesting that the person or thing is overly sensitive or quick to trigger a specific behavior. It is frequently paired with verbs describing emotional outbursts or physical reactions.
Examples
He gets angry very easily.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 喐, which simply means to move. While 喐啲 implies a readiness to act, it specifically highlights the ease or frequency of that action occurring, rather than the physical movement itself.
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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.
