lo1 pin4 ji4攞便宜
Jyutpinglo1 pin4 ji4
Yalelō pìhn yìh
Definition
To take advantage of someone or gain extra benefits from others.
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How it's used
The phrase 攞著數 is the standard Cantonese way to express the idea of gaining an extra benefit or advantage, often at someone else's expense. While 攞便宜 is understood due to Mandarin influence, it sounds unnatural and slightly formal in daily Hong Kong speech. Using 著數 carries a slightly more critical or cynical tone when describing someone who is constantly looking for a free ride or an unfair edge.
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Common mistake
Learners often use 攞便宜 because it mirrors the Mandarin term, but this sounds like a translation rather than authentic Cantonese. Stick to 攞著數 to sound like a local.
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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.
