laai1 ding1 mou5拉丁舞
Jyutpinglaai1 ding1 mou5
Yalelāai dīng móuh
Definition
Latin dance; a broad category of ballroom and folk dances originating in Latin America.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the competitive ballroom style rather than general Latin American folk dances. It is common to pair this with the verb 跳 to describe the act of performing it. The term is widely understood in dance studios and social clubs across Hong Kong.
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She started learning Latin dance when she was a child.
Are you going to go Latin dancing tonight?
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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.
