laap6 aap2臘鴨腊鸭
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Yalelaahp áap
Definition
Cantonese-style dry-cured preserved duck, or a slang term for a corpse.
- Cantonese-style dry-cured preserved duck
- slanga corpse, especially one from suicide by hanging
- slangrubbish; useless person
colloquialfoodslang
How it's used
Refers primarily to the traditional preserved duck delicacy, but carries a dark, slang secondary meaning. When used to describe a person, it implies a stiff, lifeless, or hanging body, often used in dark humor or to describe someone looking exhausted and motionless. The association with suicide by hanging is specific and morbid, so context is essential to avoid confusion between the food item and the insult.
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The weather is good lately, perfect for drying cured duck.
Related words
Common phrases
to hang like a cured duck, often referring to a suicide by hanging
cured duck leg
Common mistake
Do not use this word to describe a person who is just tired or lazy, as the connotation of a hanging corpse is extremely grim and offensive. Stick to using it for the food item unless you are intentionally making a very dark joke.
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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.
