laap6 gaa3 caang1立架撐立架撑
Jyutpinglaap6 gaa3 caang1
Yalelaahp ga chāang
Definition
To prepare tools, equipment, or weapons in anticipation of a task or a fight.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
Refers specifically to gathering up one's belongings, tools, or necessary gear before leaving a location. It carries a slightly informal, hurried tone, often implying that the items are needed for a specific task or immediate departure. While架撐 itself can mean equipment or tools, the verb phrase 立架撐 is almost exclusively used for the act of grabbing these items to go.
Examples
Grab your stuff and let's get out of here.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with formal verbs for collecting or gathering items like 收拾, as 立架撐 is strictly colloquial and implies a sense of urgency or preparation for a specific activity.
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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.
