juk1 bat1 dak1 kei4 zing3喐不得其正
Jyutpingjuk1 bat1 dak1 kei4 zing3
Yaleyūk bāt dāk kèih jing
Definition
Completely unable to move or budge even a tiny bit.
colloquialbodyhealth
How it's used
This expression is a vivid way to describe being completely immobilized, often due to extreme fatigue, illness, or being physically trapped in a tight space. It carries a sense of helplessness or being frozen in place. While it sounds slightly dramatic, it is frequently used in casual conversation to emphasize the severity of one's inability to shift even an inch.
Examples
He is so sick he cannot move at all, he cannot even pick up a cup of water.
Why are you unable to move? Are you injured?
Related words
Common phrases
in so much pain one cannot move
scared stiff and unable to move
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a standard verb phrase, but it is an idiomatic construction that functions as an adjective or adverbial phrase describing a state of total stillness. Do not try to break it apart or use it to describe moving slowly; it specifically means being unable to move at all.
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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.
