laan1躝
Jyutpinglaan1
Yalelāan
Definition
To crawl or creep, or to tell someone to get lost.
- to crawl or creep, usually describing insects
- slangto get lost; to go away
colloquialanimalsdaily actions
How it's used
Primarily used for insects or small creatures moving slowly on the ground. When applied to people, it becomes a harsh, dismissive command to leave, carrying a much stronger sense of contempt than standard verbs like 走 or 行開.
Examples
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Common phrases
crawl away or get lost
Common mistake
Do not use this word to describe a baby moving on all fours, as that is typically referred to as 爬. Using 躝 for a person is almost exclusively an insult.
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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.
