leoi4 daat6雷達雷达
Jyutpingleoi4 daat6
Yalelèuih daaht
Definition
Radar; technology or devices that use reflected radio waves to measure distance and speed.
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How it's used
Beyond the technical meaning, this term is frequently used in everyday life to refer to speed enforcement cameras on roads. It also functions as a common metaphor for someone's ability to detect or notice things, similar to how one might say someone has a good sense for spotting opportunities or trouble.
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The plane avoided radar detection.
Do you know where there are speed cameras?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse the literal technology with the metaphorical use, as using it to describe a person's intuition requires a specific context to be understood correctly.
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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.
