lok6 hau6落後落后
Jyutpinglok6 hau6
Yalelohk hauh
Definition
To fall behind, lag, or be backward.
- to fall behind; to trail; to lag behind
- backward; underdeveloped; outdated
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How it's used
Expresses a state of being behind in terms of progress, development, or score. It is frequently used in competitive contexts like sports or academic performance to describe someone who is trailing behind the leaders.
Examples
If you do not study hard, you will fall behind very soon.
Why is their progress lagging so far behind?
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the literal action of going down, which is the verb 落 followed by the direction 後. In the context of falling behind, it is a fixed compound verb that functions as a single unit.
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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.
