laa4 laa4 lam4拿拿冧
Jyutpinglaa4 laa4 lam4
Yalelàh làh làhm
Definition
Quickly; hurriedly; without delay.
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How it's used
This expression conveys a sense of frantic, disorganized haste rather than just speed. It often implies that the person is rushing to the point of being careless or sloppy. Use it when you want to urge someone to move faster or to describe a situation that is being handled in a messy, hurried way.
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Do not confuse this with 快, which is a neutral way to say fast. Using 拿拿冧 to describe a professional task can sound like you are criticizing the quality of the work as being rushed or poorly done.
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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.
